Division X Makes a Part That It Sells to Customers

question 88

Multiple Choice

Division X makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below:
$$\begin{array} { ll } \text { Selling price to outside customers } & \$ 50 \\\text { Variable cost per unit } & \$30 \\\text { Total fixed costs } & \$ 400,000 \\\text { Capacity in units } & 25,000\end{array}$$
Division Y of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division X in one of its products. Division Y currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $49 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division X. Division Y requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division X can sell all of the units it makes to outside customers. What is the lowest acceptable transfer price from the standpoint of the selling division?

• A) $50.
• B) $49.
• C) $46.
• D) $30.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain that is associated with memory formation, spatial navigation, and emotional regulation.

Thalamus

The brain's main relay station for sensory signals, excluding smell, filtering information to the cerebral cortex for further processing and interpretation.

Medulla

The innermost part of an organ or structure, especially the medulla oblongata in the brain, involved in regulating vital body functions.

Hypothalamus

A small, crucial part of the brain located below the thalamus, responsible for hormonal control and regulation of essential bodily functions like temperature, hunger, and thirst.