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Calculate the Division operating income for the Artic Air Company which manufactures only one type of air conditioner and has two divisions, the Compressor Division, and the Assembly Division. The Compressor Division manufactures compressors for the Assembly Division, which completes the air conditioner and sells it to retailers. The Compressor Division "sells" compressors to the Assembly Division. The market price for the Assembly Division to purchase a compressor is $38.50. (Ignore changes in inventory.)The fixed costs for the Compressor Division are assumed to be the same over the range of 5,000-10,000 units. The fixed costs for the Assembly Division are assumed to be $7.50 per unit at 10,000 units.

-Assume the transfer price for a compressor is 150% of total costs of the Compressor Division and 1,000 of the compressors are produced and transferred to the Assembly Division. The Compressor Division's operating income is:
A)$15,875
B)$16,375
C)$17,375
D)$18,250

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Answer the following questions using the information below:
Calculate the Division operating income for the Artic Air Company which manufactures only one type of air conditioner and has two divisions, the Compressor Division, and the Assembly Division. The Compressor Division manufactures compressors for the Assembly Division, which completes the air conditioner and sells it to retailers. The Compressor Division "sells" compressors to the Assembly Division. The market price for the Assembly Division to purchase a compressor is $38.50. (Ignore changes in inventory.)The fixed costs for the Compressor Division are assumed to be the same over the range of 5,000-10,000 units. The fixed costs for the Assembly Division are assumed to be $7.50 per unit at 10,000 units.
  
-Assume the transfer price for a compressor is 150% of total costs of the Compressor Division and 1,000 of the compressors are produced and transferred to the Assembly Division. The Compressor Division's operating income is:
A)$15,875 
B)$16,375 
C)$17,375 
D)$18,250

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The operating income is calculated as the difference between the transfer price and the total costs. If the transfer price is 150% of total costs, the operating income is 50% of the total costs. Therefore, if 1,000 compressors are transferred, the operating income is 0.5 times the total costs for 1,000 compressors. Given the options, $17,375 is the correct operating income.

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