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The Hogan Division of Reston Company Makes and Sells K7

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The Hogan Division of Reston Company makes and sells K7 motors that can either be sold to outside customers or transferred to the Jasper Division of Reston Company. The following data were supplied by the Hogan Division:  Selling price per K7 motor to outs ide customers. £115 Unit variable production cost. £75Monthly production capacity. 3,500 motors\begin{array}{lc} \text { Selling price per K7 motor to outs ide customers. } & £ 115\\ \text { Unit variable production cost. } &£ 75\\ \text {Monthly production capacity. } &3,500 \text { motors}\\\end{array}

The Jasper Division is currently purchasing similar motors from an outside supplier at £110 each. Instead, the Jasper Division would like to buy 1,200 of the K7 motors from Hogan next month.
-The Hogan Division has proposed a transfer price of £105 per motor. Suppose sales of K7 motors to outside customers are expected to be 2,800 units next month. If Jasper acquires the 1,200 motors from Hogan rather than from the outside supplier, the effect on the monthly net operating income of the company as a whole will be


A) £6,000 decrease
B) £6,000 increase
C) £4,500 increase
D) £4,500 decrease

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