Ahart Products, Inc

question 71

Multiple Choice

Ahart Products, Inc., has a Transmitter Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard transmitter that could be used by another division in the company, the Remote Devices Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that transmitter appear below: The Remote Devices Division is currently purchasing 4,000 of these transmitters per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $59 per transmitter.
What is the maximum price that the Remote Devices Division should be willing to pay for transmitters transferred from the Transmitter Division?

• A) $8 per unit
• B) $50 per unit
• C) $59 per unit
• D) $42 per unit

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Definitions:

E-Purchasing

The process of buying goods and services via electronic means, particularly through the internet, for businesses or personal use.

Vertical Integration

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Make-Or-Buy Analysis

An evaluation process used in business to determine whether products, parts, or components should be produced in-house or purchased from an external supplier.

Supply-Chain Strategies

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