Division a Makes a Part with the Following Characteristics

question 7

Multiple Choice

Division A makes a part with the following characteristics: Division B, another division of the same company, would like to purchase 5,000 units of the part each period from Division A. Division B is now purchasing these parts from an outside supplier at a price of $24 each.
Suppose that Division A has ample idle capacity to handle all of Division B's needs without any increase in fixed costs and without cutting into sales to outside customers. If Division A refuses to accept the $24 price internally and Division B continues to buy from the outside supplier, the company as a whole will be:

• A) worse off by $30,000 each period.
• B) worse off by $10,000 each period.
• C) better off by $15,000 each period.
• D) worse off by $35,000 each period.

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Definitions:

Intra-entity Transfers

Transfers of goods, services, or assets between divisions or units within the same company.

Voting Stock

Shares that give the shareholder the right to vote on matters of corporate policy and the election of the board of directors.

Foreign Corporation

A company that is incorporated under the laws of a country different from the country of its primary operations.

Inventory

The total amount of goods and materials held by a business for the purpose of sale or production, including raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.