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Question - Amazon has some of the biggest data centers in the world, where it runs cloud-based hosting services. Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), is the division of Amazon.com that provides compute, storage, and database services to a wide variety of companies, including GE, Netflix, Pfizer, Pinterest, and others.
Amazon's divisions also use its cloud-based hosting services. Amazon has several divisions; one of these divisions is Zappos, an online shoe and clothing shop. Assume Zappos uses AWS's cloud-based hosting services.
Other cloud-based hosting services exist, including Terremark, Savvis, and Dimension Data.
Required - Answer the following questions and post your response:
1) Why might Zappos' management argue for a discounted transfer price?
2) Why might the management of AWS argue for a transfer price at the market price?