Determining Market-Based and Negotiated Transfer Prices
Carreker, Inc., has a number of divisions, including the Alamosa Division, producer of surgical blades, and the Tavaris Division, a manufacturer of medical instruments.
Alamosa Division produces a 2.6 cm steel blade that can be used by Tavaris Division in the production of scalpels. The market price of the blade is $21. Cost information for the blade is:
Variable product cost | $ 9.30 |
Fixed cost | 5.30 |
Total product cost | $14.60 |
Tavaris needs 18,000 units of the 2.6 cm blade per year. Alamosa Division is at full capacity (85,000 units of the blade).
Required:
1. If Carreker, Inc., has a transfer pricing
policy that requires transfer at market price, what would the
transfer price be?
$ per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose
to transfer at that price?
2. Now suppose that Carreker, Inc., allows
negotiated transfer pricing and that Alamosa Division can avoid
$1.55 of selling and distribution expense by selling to Tavaris
Division. Which division sets the minimum transfer price, and what
is it? Round your answers to the nearest cent, if needed.
$ per unit
Which division sets the maximum transfer price, and what is
it?
$ per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose
to transfer somewhere in the bargaining range?
3. What if Alamosa
Division plans to produce and sell only 61,000 units of the 2.6 cm
blade next year? Which division sets the minimum transfer price,
and what is it? Round your answers to the nearest cent, if
needed.
$ per unit
Which division sets the maximum transfer price, and what is
it?
$ per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose
to transfer somewhere in the bargaining range?
1. If Carreker, Inc., has a transfer pricing policy that
requires transfer at market price, the transfer price be would
be
21$ per unit. Travaris division would not agree at this transfer
price as it can buy from market at this price.
2. Travaris division sets the minimum price at $19.45 (21-1.55)
Alamosa division sets the maximum transfer price at $21.
Yeas, the can agree in the bargain range.
3. Travis sets the transfer price at $9.30
Alamosa sets it at $21.
No, it will not fall in bargain price.
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