xercise 11A-1 Transfer Pricing Basics [LO11-5]

Sako Company’s Audio Division produces a speaker that is used by manufacturers of various audio products. Sales and cost data on the speaker follow:

Sako Company has a Hi-Fi Division that could use this speaker in one of its products. The Hi-Fi Division will need 9,000 speakers per year. It has received a quote of $31 per speaker from another manufacturer. Sako Company evaluates division managers on the basis of divisional profits.

Required:

1. Assume the Audio Division is now selling only 53,000 speakers per year to outside customers.

a. From the standpoint of the Audio Division, what is the lowest acceptable transfer price for speakers sold to the Hi-Fi Division?

b. From the standpoint of the Hi-Fi Division, what is the highest acceptable transfer price for speakers acquired from the Audio Division?

c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? If left free to negotiate without interference, would you expect the division managers to voluntarily agree to the transfer of 9,000 speakers from the Audio Division to the Hi-Fi Division?

d. From the standpoint of the entire company, should the transfer take place?

2. Assume the Audio Division is selling all of the speakers it can produce to outside customers.

a. From the standpoint of the Audio Division, what is the lowest acceptable transfer price for speakers sold to the Hi-Fi Division?

b. From the standpoint of the Hi-Fi Division, what is the highest acceptable transfer price for speakers acquired from the Audio Division?

c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? If left free to negotiate without interference, would you expect the division managers to voluntarily agree to the transfer of 9,000 speakers from the Audio Division to the Hi-Fi Division?

d. From the standpoint of the entire company, should the transfer take place?

Part II: Wexler Wholesalers has an extensive line of sought after books, which has led to amassing an efficient distribution system to retailers. The following activities occurred during the first six months of 2020 with respect to its inventory:

1. Jan. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers purchased 1,000 books from Jolly Publishers for $28 per book, terms 2/10,n30.

2. Jan. 7, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers returned 20 of the books purchased in transaction #1 for full credit.

3. Jan. 9, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers paid Jolly Publishers in full.

4. Feb. 1, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers purchased 1,200 books from Simon and Schuster for $34 each, terms 1/15,n30.

5. Feb. 2, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers phoned Simon and Schuster after receiving the order in transaction #4. The issue is the books were water damaged from sitting on a loading dock in the rain. Simon and Schuster offered Wexler Wholesalers a 75% allowance on the damaged books. Wexler Wholesalers accepted the offer.

6. Feb. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers paid Simon and Schuster in full.

7. Feb. 27, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers sold inventory to Juniper Reading Nook costing $28 with a sales price of $60 each. A total of 180 books were sold, terms 3/15,n45.

8. Mar. 5, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers received payment from Juniper Retailers.

9. Jun. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers sold 400 books to Read It Again Sam. The cost was $17 per book with a selling price of $55 each, terms 2/10,n30.

10. Jun. 8, 2020: Read It Again Sam returned 30 books to Wexler Wholesalers for full credit.

11. Jun. 9, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers received payment in full from Read It Again Sam.

12. Jun. 30, 2020: After being lost in the mail for months, Wexler Wholesalers received and paid $175 shipping costs associated with purchases from Simon and Schuster. Wexler Wholesalers is responsible for paying the shipping costs.

Part B: Prepare the income statement for Wexler Wholesalers for the first six months of the year through gross margin (gross profit). Part C: Wexler Wholesalers had opening inventory on January 1, 2020 of $11,500. What is the ending inventory as of June 30, 2020?

1. Your client is a multinational corporation and is planning to manufacture certain products in a low tax international subsidiary that is 100% owned. The subsidiary would manufacture and sell the products to the US parent, and the parent would sell to unrelated customers.

a. Summarize the functions and risks that the company should consider in developing the transfer pricing documentation for this transaction.

b. What financial reporting and tax return matters should the company consider?

c. What information should you request from the client?

Message Strategies: Responding to Rumors and Public Criticism

Spreading FUD—fear, uncertainty, and doubt—about other companies is one of the less-honorable ways of dealing with competition in the business world. For example, someone can start a “whisper campaign” in the marketplace, raising fears that a particular company is struggling financially. Customers who don’t want to risk future instability in their supply chains might then shift their purchasing away from the company, based on nothing more than the false rumor.

Your task: Find the website of any company that seems interesting. Imagine you are the CEO and the company is the subject of an online rumor about impending bankruptcy. Explore the website to get a basic feel for what the company does. Making up any information you need, write a post for the company’s blog, explaining that the bankruptcy rumors are false and that the company is on solid financial ground and plans to keep serving the industry for many years to come. PLEASE! Do not copy and paste the other answer to this question! It doesn't make much sense and isn't a great answer.

Thank you in advance!

1. Describe the different components founder under the Performance Tab?

2. Give several examples of using Baseline data?

3. Describe the different sources of data used by Performance Monitor.

4. What type of alert in Performance Monitor can write an event to specific log?

5. What is the default tunnel types for VPN server?

You set up your own business in merchandising sector in Scranton, PA - opening a luxury watch shop on 1/1/2020.

The following is related information about the business:

-   Specific sub-sector: Merchandising sector.

-   Location: Scranton, PA

-   Business model: merchandiser - buying and selling luxury watches.

-   Investment by owner: $1,000,000

- You hired a shop manager. In order to handle different aspects of business, you had one employee responsible for the purchasing, receiving, and storing of watches purchased. A second employee is responsible for the maintenance of account receivable records and collection from customers. A third employee has responsibility for personal records, timekeeping, preparation of payrolls, and distribution of payroll checks. As a part of his job, the shop manager would do some internal control functions. In addition, you hired one security officer, and 4 full-time sales assistants.

Requirements:

1. You are given the following economic events of the business in 2020

1/1/2020: Opened the business, invested $1,000,000 cash in the business.

1/1/2020: bought a building for the business purpose for $100,000 cash. The building has a useful economic life of 10 years.

1/1/2020: purchased 100 luxury watches for $200,000 with $100,000 cash payment, the remaining amount payable on 2/1/2021. (each watch costs $2,000)

3/1/2020: purchased 50 luxury watches for $250,000 with cash. Each watch costs $5,000.

4/1/2020: purchased 40 luxury watches for $240,000 with cash. Each costs $6,000.

6/1/2020: Sold 130 watched for $1,300,000. Of which $300,000 cash was received at the time of sale. The remaining amount to be received on 5/2/2021.

7/1/2020: paid $1,200 in advance for 12 months’ property insurance (7/1/20 to 7/1/21).

8/1/2020: borrowed $500,000 from a local Chase bank. Interest rate is 12%/year. Interest is paid every 6 months- the first payment date is 2/1/2021. Principal would be paid on 8/1/2021.

9/1/2020: to expand business, you rent a showroom in the next building. Paid $24,000 cash in advance for 12 month’s rent.

12/31/2020: Paid 2020 utilities expense, advertising expense, and miscellaneous expense for $5000, $15,000, and $4,000, respectively.

Salary is paid on the last day of each month. Each month’s salary expense is $20,000.

Notes:

• On 12/31/2020: Physical inventory showed that there were 60 luxury watches on hand at the end of the period. The company used periodic inventory system, and used FIFO costing method.
• Your business used straight-line depreciation method for all fixed assets.
• Ignore tax.

Requirement: Prepare an excel file that includes

Prepare Statement of retained earnings for year ended 12/31/2020

You set up your own business in merchandising sector in Scranton, PA - opening a luxury watch shop on 1/1/2020.

The following is related information about the business:

-   Specific sub-sector: Merchandising sector.

-   Location: Scranton, PA

-   Business model: merchandiser - buying and selling luxury watches.

-   Investment by owner: $1,000,000

- You hired a shop manager. In order to handle different aspects of business, you had one employee responsible for the purchasing, receiving, and storing of watches purchased. A second employee is responsible for the maintenance of account receivable records and collection from customers. A third employee has responsibility for personal records, timekeeping, preparation of payrolls, and distribution of payroll checks. As a part of his job, the shop manager would do some internal control functions. In addition, you hired one security officer, and 4 full-time sales assistants.

Requirements:

1. You are given the following economic events of the business in 2020

1/1/2020: Opened the business, invested $1,000,000 cash in the business.

1/1/2020: bought a building for the business purpose for $100,000 cash. The building has a useful economic life of 10 years.

1/1/2020: purchased 100 luxury watches for $200,000 with $100,000 cash payment, the remaining amount payable on 2/1/2021. (each watch costs $2,000)

3/1/2020: purchased 50 luxury watches for $250,000 with cash. Each watch costs $5,000.

4/1/2020: purchased 40 luxury watches for $240,000 with cash. Each costs $6,000.

6/1/2020: Sold 130 watched for $1,300,000. Of which $300,000 cash was received at the time of sale. The remaining amount to be received on 5/2/2021.

7/1/2020: paid $1,200 in advance for 12 months’ property insurance (7/1/20 to 7/1/21).

8/1/2020: borrowed $500,000 from a local Chase bank. Interest rate is 12%/year. Interest is paid every 6 months- the first payment date is 2/1/2021. Principal would be paid on 8/1/2021.

9/1/2020: to expand business, you rent a showroom in the next building. Paid $24,000 cash in advance for 12 month’s rent.

12/31/2020: Paid 2020 utilities expense, advertising expense, and miscellaneous expense for $5000, $15,000, and $4,000, respectively.

Salary is paid on the last day of each month. Each month’s salary expense is $20,000.

Notes:

• On 12/31/2020: Physical inventory showed that there were 60 luxury watches on hand at the end of the period. The company used periodic inventory system, and used FIFO costing method.
• Your business used straight-line depreciation method for all fixed assets.
• Ignore tax.

Requirement: Prepare an excel file that includes

Prepare a balance sheet as of 12/31/2020

The Drombostu district has recorded a 15% increase in the number of high school students in the district that are not developed mental illness. The officer of the police service who disclosed this matter to the public has lamented the recent increases in the number of farms used to cultivate Indian hemp. But the police services are not ruling out other hereditary issues that may be accounting for this problem. There has not been a health center in the district until three years ago. The mental illness cases were corrected at the local health center. The district has also recorded a 6% increase in divorces in recent times. This record was only made known by the district social welfare department. Professor Psy Chologos at the University of Bombomes, in an interview has stated juvenile do not handle stress well. He also stressed that separation of parents can be stressful for children. He also mentioned that work load can also be stressful for children in the home.

Required:

(a) What questions would the district mental health officers, police service, and the community will want answers to manage the incidence of juvenile mental illness?

(b) Outline the research design that you would execute to answer the research question(s) identified above.

Based on the attached article and relevant references, complete the following two tasks. a) Explain why U-Ming signed the 25-year Contract of Affreightment (COA).

b) Discuss how the delivery of two very large ore carriers (VLOC) may affect UMing’s operations and the shipping market.

U-MING ORDERS TWO VLOCS FROM QINGDAO BEIHAI

U-Ming Marine Transport (Singapore), a subsidiary of U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, has signed a 25-year Contract of Affreightment (COA) with Vale International SA of Switzerland.
The COA is the biggest and longest commitment in U-Ming’s history and the total contract value is anticipated to be more than USD 600 million.
In order to support the contract, U-Ming has ordered two 325,000 dwt very large ore carriers (VLOC) from China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry. The two ore carriers will feature an LNG-Ready design for retrofitting to dual-fuel in the future. The vessels are expected to be delivered in 2020.
U-Ming added that each vessel will be equipped with an ecoefficient main engine, SO2 scrubber features, digital optimization systems, and comply with the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulphur cap of 0.5% with effect from 2020.
“The signing of this long-term contract has further enhanced the cooperation and relationship between Vale International SA and U-Ming. The COA will commence in 2020 until 2045 for transporting Brazilian iron ore to China. We have been able to secure a bigger portion of long-term charters with stabilized revenue and profit for the company,” a U-Ming spokesman said.
The company added that the deal comes on the back of a significant recovery of the dry bulk shipping market in 2017, driven by higher demand from China and increasing iron production from mining companies in Australia and Brazil.
“This COA is contracted to meet the iron ore demand growth especially in China and other developing countries; and with UMing’s prudent management and customer service oriented vision to create a win-win for both parties,” the company’s spokesperson added.
According to Australia official estimates, the world iron ore total export in 2019 will reach 1.378 billion tons, a 7 pct growth as compared to 2017, of which Vale’s new S11D mine will reach a nominal capacity of 90 million tons per annue by 2020 with an iron content of up to 66.7 percent.
The total iron ore export from Brazil in 2019 is expected to be 10 percent higher than in 2017.
(Source: World Maritime News, January 31, 2018. https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/242460/u-ming-orders-two-vlocs-from-qingdaobeihai/)

Mohave Corp. makes several varieties of beach umbrellas and accessories. It has been approached by a company called Lost Mine Industries about producing a special order for a custom umbrella called the Ultimate Shade (US). The special-order umbrellas with the Lost Mine Company logo would be distributed to participants at an upcoming convention sponsored by Lost Mine. Lost Mine has offered to buy 3,500 of the US umbrellas at a price of $36 each. Mohave currently has the excess capacity necessary to accept the offer. The following information is related to the production of the US umbrella:   

1. Compute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order.

2. Should Mohave accept the special order?

3. Suppose that the special order had been to purchase 4,000 umbrellas for $33.00 each. Recompute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order under this scenario.

4. Assume that Mohave is operating at full capacity. Calculate the special-order price per unit at which Mohave would be indifferent between accepting or rejecting the special order.