Division a Produces a Part with the Following Characteristics Division B, Another Division in the Company, Would Like to \text

question 175

Multiple Choice

Division A produces a part with the following characteristics:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Capacity in Units } & 50,000 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Selling Price per Unit } & \$ 30 \\\hline \text { Variable Costs per Unit } & \$ 18 \\\hline \text { Fixed Costs per Unit } & \$ 3 \\\hline\end{array}$
Division B, another division in the company, would like to buy this part from Division A. Division B is presently purchasing the part from an outside source at $\$ 28$ per unit. If Division A sells to Division $B , \$ 1$ in variable costs can be avoided.
- 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 its sales to outside customers.From the point of view of Division A,any sales to Division B should be priced no lower than which of the following?

• A) $17.
• B) $18.
• C) $29.
• D) $30.

Analyze the relationship between economic profits and market entry or exit.

Understand the concept of long-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive industry.

Identify the profit-maximizing output level using marginal revenue and marginal cost analysis.

Explain the principle of production where marginal cost equals marginal revenue for profit maximization.

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