Division Delta of Golvin Corporation Makes and Sells a Single

question 14

Multiple Choice

Division Delta of Golvin Corporation makes and sells a single product which is used by manufacturers of fork lift trucks. Presently it sells 9,000 units per year to outside customers at $57 per unit. The annual capacity is 10,000 units and the variable cost to make each unit is $32. Division Echo of Golvin Corporation would like to buy 2,000 units a year from Division Delta to use in its products. There would be no cost savings from transferring the units within the company rather than selling them on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division Delta?

• A) $57.00 per unit
• B) $19.50 per unit
• C) $44.50 per unit
• D) $32.00 per unit

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good and what they actually pay, representing the benefit consumers receive from purchasing the good at a lower price.

Price Floor

A government- or group-imposed price control that sets the lowest price at which a product can be sold.

Price Support

Government interventions to maintain the price of a commodity or product at a certain level, often through purchasing excess supply or providing subsidies to producers.

Government Policy

Official strategies or principles that a government adopts to guide decisions and actions in a particular area, such as economic policy.