In: Accounting
The Jordan Company has two divisions and manufactures one type of watch. The two divisions are the production Division and the Package & Delivery Division. The production Division manufactures watches and then sells them to the Package & Delivery Division, which packs the watches and sells them to retailers. The market price for the Package & Delivery Division to purchase this watch is £40.
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 Production’s cost per watch are:  | 
 £  | 
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 Direct materials  | 
 6  | 
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 Direct labour  | 
 7  | 
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 Variable overhead  | 
 5  | 
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 Division fixed cost  | 
 2  | 
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 Package & Delivery’s cost per watch are:  | 
 £  | 
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 Direct materials  | 
 9  | 
| 
 Direct labour  | 
 3  | 
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 Variable overhead  | 
 4  | 
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 Division fixed cost  | 
 16  | 
Notes: Fixed costs shown above are per pair for 100,000 units.
Required:
a) If Production Division has excess capacity to produce 100,000 watches which it cannot sell externally, must it negotiate a transfer price below £40 per watch internally? If the production division cannot negotiate the appropriate transfer price with internal package and delivery division, what is the consequence of this? Explain