The Text Presents What It Calls a General Transfer Pricing

question 139

Essay

The text presents what it calls a general transfer pricing rule that can be used to help set an appropriate transfer price. The following questions pertain to this general rule.
Required:
1. Present, in equation form, the general transfer pricing rule presented in the chapter. Briefly describe the elements of the model.
2. In what sense is the model presented in the chapter a general transfer pricing rule?
3. Evaluate the general transfer pricing rule in light of the objectives for transfer pricing that are presented in the chapter.
4. What are some of the major implementation issues associated with applying the general transfer pricing rule in practice?

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