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.
Production’s cost per watch are: |
£ |
Direct materials |
6 |
Direct labour |
7 |
Variable overhead |
5 |
Division fixed cost |
2 |
Package & Delivery’s cost per watch are: |
£ |
Direct materials |
9 |
Direct labour |
3 |
Variable overhead |
4 |
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