International Financial Management 6th Edition by Sanjiv Eun, Cheol Resnick, Bruce Sabherwal

Exercise 5

Affiliate X sells 10,000 units to Affiliate Y per year. The marginal tax rates for X and Y are 20 percent and 30 percent, respectively. The transfer price per unit is currently set at $1,000, but it can be set as high as $1,250. Calculate the increase in annual after-tax profits if the higher transfer price of $1,250 per unit is used.