Chattanooga, Incorporated, Has Two Divisions for Its Metal Fabrication Business

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Essay

Chattanooga, Incorporated, has two divisions for its metal fabrication business. The Stamp Division stamps the objects and then transfers them to the Finish Division, which finishes and sells them. Last year, the Stamp Division had administrative expenses of $40,000. The Finish Division incurred additional production costs of $120,000 (exclusive of amounts paid to the Stamp Division for the stamped steel) to process 120,000 units. The Finish Division sold the finished goods for $500,000 and incurred $80,000 in variable selling and administrative expenses.
Required:
(a) Prepare income statements for each division. Use a transfer price of the Stamp Division's total cost plus 5%. Assume Cost of Goods Sold for the Finish Division is $351,000.
(b) Repeat (a), using a transfer price of $2.00 per unit; this is also the market price.
(c) Repeat (a), using a negotiated transfer price of $1.90 per unit.
(d) Which transfer price results in higher income to Chattanooga Incorporated?

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