Given the Following Data on Two One Period Capital Projects

question 6

Essay

Given the following data on two one period capital projects, calculate 1) the expected value of each project's cash flows and 2) the standard deviation of probable cash flows from each project. Indicate which of the two projects would be chosen by a risk-averse decision maker if their prices were the same and they had similar lives.

Understand the interplay between cost-based and market-based transfer pricing methods.

Understand the strategic considerations in setting transfer prices, including tax implications and international operations.

Understand the principles and implications of transfer pricing within an organization.

Apply the general transfer-pricing formula to calculate optimal prices that support overall company interests.

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