Lumpkins Products, Inc., has a Valve Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard valve that could be used by another division in the company, the Pump Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that valve appear below: The Pump Division is currently purchasing 9,000 of these valves per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $59 per valve.
Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. Also assume that none of the variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company. What should be the minimum acceptable transfer price for the valves from the standpoint of the Valve Division?

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Lumpkins Products, Inc., has a Valve Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard valve that could be used by another division in the company, the Pump Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that valve appear below:  The Pump Division is currently purchasing 9,000 of these valves per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $59 per valve.
Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. Also assume that none of the variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company. What should be the minimum acceptable transfer price for the valves from the standpoint of the Valve Division?

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The total contribution margin on lost sales is computed as follows:
 11eacbfc_c7cc_dbaa_8ffe_958749b8c422_TB7552_00 From the perspective of the selling division, profits would increase as a result of the transfer if and only if:
Transfer price > Variable cost per unit + (Total contribution margin on lost sales ÷ Number of units transferred)
Transfer price > ($38 per unit − $0 per unit) + ($216,000 ÷ 9,000 units) = $38 per unit + $24 per unit = $62 per unit