Question

Mouton & Perrier, Inc., has a number of divisions that produce liquors, bottled water, and glassware. The Glassware Division manufactures a variety of bottles that can be sold externally (to soft-drink and juice bottlers) or internally to Mouton & Perrier’s Bottled Water Division. Sales and cost data on a case of 24 basic 12-ounce bottles are as follows: Unit selling price $2.90 Unit variable cost $1.05 Unit product fixed cost* $0.70 Practical capacity in cases 580,000 *$406,000/580,000 During the coming year, the Glassware Division expects to sell 470,000 cases of this bottle. The Bottled Water Division currently plans to buy 93,220 cases on the outside market for $2.90 each. Ellyn Burridge, manager of the Glassware Division, approached Justin Thomas, manager of the Bottled Water Division, and offered to sell the 93,220 cases for $2.85 each. Ellyn explained to Justin that she can avoid selling costs of $0.13 per case by selling internally and that she would split the savings by offering a $0.05 discount on the usual price. Required:

1. What is the minimum transfer price that the Glassware Division would be willing to accept? Round to the nearest cent. _____$ per unit

2. What is the maximum transfer price that the Bottled Water Division would be willing to pay? Round to the nearest cent. _____$ per unit

Answer 1

Full manufacturing cost is = $1.83

Step-by-step explanation:

Explaination to the answer:

Full manufacturing cost is =

= ($1.25 – $0.12) + $0.70

=$1.83

so $1.83 would be the transfer price.

The transfer could take place since $1.83 is between the minimum and maximum prices of the negotiating set, $ 1.13 < $ 1.83 < $ 2.95.