Infobytes Corporation Infobytes Corporation manufactures and sells various high-tech office automation products. Two divisions of Infobytes Corporation are the Computer Chip Division and the Computer Division. The Computer Chip Division manufactures one product, a "super chip," that can be used by both the Computer Division and other external customers. The following information is available on this month's operations in the Computer Chip Division:
Presently, the Computer Division purchases no chips from the Computer Chips Division, but instead pays $45 to an external supplier for the 4,000 chips it needs each month.
Refer to Infobytes Corporation. Assume, for this question only, that the Computer Chip Division is selling all that it can produce to external buyers for $50 per unit. How would overall corporate profits be affected if it sells 4,000 units to the Computer Division at $45? (Assume that the Computer Division can purchase the super chip from an outside supplier for $45.)
A) no effect
B) $20,000 increase
C) $20,000 decrease
D) $90,000 increase

Question

Infobytes Corporation Infobytes Corporation manufactures and sells various high-tech office automation products. Two divisions of Infobytes Corporation are the Computer Chip Division and the Computer Division. The Computer Chip Division manufactures one product, a "super chip," that can be used by both the Computer Division and other external customers. The following information is available on this month's operations in the Computer Chip Division:
 Presently, the Computer Division purchases no chips from the Computer Chips Division, but instead pays $45 to an external supplier for the 4,000 chips it needs each month.
Refer to Infobytes Corporation. Assume, for this question only, that the Computer Chip Division is selling all that it can produce to external buyers for $50 per unit. How would overall corporate profits be affected if it sells 4,000 units to the Computer Division at $45? (Assume that the Computer Division can purchase the super chip from an outside supplier for $45.)
A) no effect 
B) $20,000 increase 
C) $20,000 decrease 
D) $90,000 increase

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If the Computer Chip Division sells 4,000 units to the Computer Division at $45, it would lose out on the opportunity to sell those units to external buyers for $50 per unit, resulting in a loss of $5 per unit or $20,000 in total. Therefore, overall corporate profits would decrease by $20,000.

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