P8-5A Gutierrez Company makes
various electronic products. The company is divided into a number of autonomous divisions that can either sell to internal
units or sell externally. All divisions are located in buildings on the same
piece of property. The Board Division has offered the Chip Division $21 per
unit to supply it with chips for 40,000 boards. It has been purchasing these
chips for $22 per unit from outside suppliers. The Chip Division receives
$22.50 per unit for sales made to outside customers on this type of chip. The
variable cost of chips sold externally by the Chip Division is $14.50. It
estimates that it will save $4.50 per chip of selling expenses on units sold
internally to the Board Division. The Chip Division has no excess capacity.
Instructions
(a) Calculate the minimum transfer price that the Chip Division should accept. Discuss whether it is in the Chip Division’s best interest to accept the offer.
(a) Calculate the minimum transfer price that the Chip Division should accept. Discuss whether it is in the Chip Division’s best interest to accept the offer.
(b) Suppose that
the Chip Division decides to reject the offer. What are the financial
implications for each division, and for the company as a whole, of this
decision?
Total loss to company
$160,000
TUTORIAL PREVIEW
Lost contribution
margin by Board division:
Cost of buying
externally, per chip $22
Cost of buying
internally, per chip 20
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