Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Calculate the Division

question 9

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Calculate the Division operating profit for the Don's Cricket Bat Company which manufactures cricket bats.It has two divisions: the Bat Blade Division and the Assembly Division.The Bat Blade Division manufactures blades for the Assembly Division,which splices handles to the blades and sells the completed bats to retailers.The Bat Blade Division 'sells' blades to the Assembly Division.The market price for the Assembly Division to purchase a blade is $40.(Ignore changes in inventory. ) The fixed costs for the Bat Blade Division are assumed to be the same over the range of 20 000-50 000 units.The fixed costs for the Assembly Division are assumed to be $14 per bat at 50 000 units.
Costs per blade are:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Direct materials } & \$ 8 \\\text { Direct labour } & \$ 6 \\\text { Variable overhead } & \$ 4 \\\text { Division fixed costs } & \$ 2\end{array}$

Assembly's costs per completed bat are:
$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 12 \\ \text { Direct labour } & \$ 4 \\ \text { Variable overhead } & \$ 1 \\ \text { Division fixed costs } & \$ 14 \end{array}$
-What is the transfer price per blade from the Bat Blade Division to the Assembly Division if the method used to place a value on each blade is 180% of variable costs?

• A)$57.60
• B)$25.20
• C)$32.40
• D)$28.80

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The differentiation between the total investment consumers are willing and able to make in a product or service and the investment they end up making.

Marginal Utility

The supplementary joy or advantage an individual experiences when acquiring an extra unit of a good or service.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit that a consumer derives from consuming a certain quantity of a good or service.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of goods and services.