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Maralee Company's Records Reveal the Following Variable Costs Division Y Wants to Buy the Component from Division X

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Maralee Company's records reveal the following:
 Division X Market price of finished component to outsiders $32 per unit Variable costs per component $24 per unit  Division Y Sale price of finished product $42 per unit \begin{array} { l }\text { Division X }\\ \text {Market price of finished component to outsiders }&\$ 32 \text { per unit } \\ \text {Variable costs per component }&\$ 24 \text { per unit } \\\text { Division Y }\\ \text {Sale price of finished product }&\$ 42 \text { per unit } \\\end{array}

Variable costs:
 Division X(1 component ) ? Division Y Assembly 9 per unit  Division Y Packaging 4 per unit \begin{array}{ll}\text { Division } X(1 \text { component }) & ? \\\text { Division } Y \text { Assembly } & 9 \text { per unit } \\\text { Division } Y \text { Packaging } & 4 \text { per unit }\end{array}
Division Y wants to buy the component from Division X.The variable costs of Division Y will be incurred whether it buys the component from Division X or from an outside supplier.Assume Division X is working at full capacity; there is no excess capacity.Division Y can buy the component from an outside supplier for $32 per unit.What is the lowest transfer price per unit Division X should accept from Division Y for the component?


A) $8 per unit
B) $22 per unit
C) $24 per unit
D) $32 per unit

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