Division X Makes a Part That It Sells to Customers

question 3

Multiple Choice

Division X makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below: Division Y of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division X in one of its products. Division Y currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division X. Division Y requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division X can already sell all of the units it can produce on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division X?

• A)$75
• B)$66
• C)$16
• D)$50

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

A situation where a small price change results in an infinite change in the quantity demanded or supplied.

Supply

The total amount of a good or service available for purchase at any given price level in a market.

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a good or service changes very little when its price changes.

Luxury

Goods or services that are considered superior in quality and are often expensive, catering to a more affluent consumer base.