Wetherald Products, Inc

question 65

Multiple Choice

Wetherald Products, Inc., has a Pump Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard pump that could be used by another division in the company, the Pool Products Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that pump appear below: The Pool Products Division is currently purchasing 4,000 of these pumps per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $74 per pump.
Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. Also assume that $5 in variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company due to reduced shipping and selling costs. What should be the minimum acceptable transfer price for the valves from the standpoint of the Valve Division?

• A) $77 per unit
• B) $74 per unit
• C) $59 per unit
• D) $82 per unit

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