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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 $20.00. Cost information for the blade
is:
Variable product cost | $ 9.20 |
Fixed cost | 5.20 |
Total product cost | $14.40 |
Tavaris needs 15,000 units of the 2.6 cm blade per year. Alamosa Division is at full capacity (90,000 units of the blade).
Required:
Round your answers to the nearest cent.
1. If Carreker, Inc., has a transfer pricing
policy that requires transfer at full product cost, what would the
transfer price be?
$ fill in the blank 1per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose to transfer at that price?
Alamosa | |
Tavaris |
2. If Carreker, Inc., has a transfer pricing
policy that requires transfer at full cost plus 25 percent, what
would the transfer price be?
$ fill in the blank 4per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose to transfer at that price?
Alamosa | |
Tavaris |
3. If Carreker, Inc., has a transfer pricing
policy that requires transfer at variable product cost plus a fixed
fee of $2.00 per unit, what would the transfer price be?
$ fill in the blank 7per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose to transfer at that price?
Alamosa | |
Tavaris |
4. What if Alamosa
Division plans to produce and sell only 65,000 units of the 2.6 cm
blade next year? The Carreker, Inc., policy is that all transfers
be at full cost. Which division sets the minimum transfer price,
and what is it?
$ fill in the blank 11per unit
Which division sets the maximum transfer price, and what is
it?
$ fill in the blank 13per unit
Do you suppose that Alamosa and Tavaris divisions would choose
to transfer?
Answer -
1 | As the Carreker Inc. requires transfer at full product cost, transfer price will be | |||
$14.4 | ||||
Alamosa No and tavaris yes because below market price | ||||
2 | As the Carreker Inc. requires transfer at full product cost plus 25%, transfer price will be | |||
Variable cost | $9.20 | |||
Fixed cost | $5.20 | |||
Total Cost | $14.40 | |||
25% Margin (14.40 x 25%) | $3.60 | |||
Transfer Price | $18.00 | |||
Alamosa would not choose to transfer at that price as this price is below the | ||||
market price. | ||||
Tavaris would chosse to transfer at that price as this price is below the market | ||||
price | ||||
3 | As the Carreker Inc. requires transfer at variable product cost plus fixed fee of $2 per unit, | |||
transfer price will be | ||||
Variable cost | $9.20 | |||
Fixed fee | $2.00 | |||
Total Cost | $11.20 | |||
Alamosa would not choose to transfer at that price as at that price it will not be able to cover | ||||
the fixed cost per unit | ||||
Tavaris would chose to transfer at that price as this price is below the market | ||||
price | ||||
4 | If Alamosa plans to produce and sells only 65000 unit, fixed cost per unit will be | |||
Total fixed cost ($5.20 x 90000 units) | 468000 | |||
Units to be produced and sell | 65000 | |||
Fixed cost per unit | 7.2 | |||
Alamosa will set the minimum transfer price | ||||
Variable cost | $9.20 | |||
Opportunity cost (20-9.20) | $10.80 | |||
Transfer Price | $20.00 | |||
Tavaris would set the maximum ttransfer price | ||||
Market price | $20 | |||
Both, Alamosa and Tavaris would choose to transfer | ||||
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