Tron Products,Inc.,has a Pump Division that manufactures and sells a number of products,including a standard pump that could be used by another division in the company,the Pool Products Division,in one of its products.Data concerning that pump appear below:
The Pool Products Division is currently purchasing 4,000 of these pumps per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $94 per pump.
Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers.Also assume that $3 in variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company due to reduced shipping and selling costs.Does there exist a transfer price that would make both the Valve and Pump Division financially better off than if the Pump Division were to continue buying its valves from the outside supplier?
A) The answer cannot be determined from the information that has been provided.
B) No, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept exceeds the maximum transfer price that the buying division would accept.
C) Yes, both divisions are always better off regardless of whether the selling division has enough idle capacity to handle all of the buying division's needs.
D) Yes, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept is less than the maximum transfer price that the buying division would accept.

Question

Tron Products,Inc.,has a Pump Division that manufactures and sells a number of products,including a standard pump that could be used by another division in the company,the Pool Products Division,in one of its products.Data concerning that pump appear below:
 The Pool Products Division is currently purchasing 4,000 of these pumps per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $94 per pump.
Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers.Also assume that $3 in variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company due to reduced shipping and selling costs.Does there exist a transfer price that would make both the Valve and Pump Division financially better off than if the Pump Division were to continue buying its valves from the outside supplier?
A) The answer cannot be determined from the information that has been provided. 
B) No, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept exceeds the maximum transfer price that the buying division would accept. 
C) Yes, both divisions are always better off regardless of whether the selling division has enough idle capacity to handle all of the buying division's needs. 
D) Yes, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept is less than the maximum transfer price that the buying division would accept.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total contribution margin on lost sales is computed as follows: 11ea7761_1690_c289_81a5_d1893b09ae3b_TB2580_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 > ($51 per unit − $3 per unit) + ($188,000 ÷ 4,000 units) = $48 per unit + $47 per unit = $95 per unit From the perspective of the purchasing division, the transfer is financially attractive if and only if: Transfer price < Cost of buying from outside supplier Transfer price < $94 per unit No transfer will be made between the two divisions because the minimum price that the selling division is willing to accept is greater than the maximum price that the buying division is willing to pay.