153) Division M makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part
appear below:
Selling price to outside customers
Division O of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division M in one of its
products. Division O currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit
and would substitute the part made by Division M. Division O requires 5,000 units of the part each
period. Division M can sell every unit it produces on the outside market. What should be the lowest
acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division O?
A) $16 B) $25 C) $66 D) $75 E) $50
154) Part AR3 costs the Southwestern Division of Luxon Corporation $26 to make-direct materials are
$10, direct labor is $4, variable manufacturing overhead is $9, and fixed manufacturing overhead is
$3. Southwestern Division sells Part AR3 to other companies for $30. The Northeastern Division
of Luxon Corporation can use Part AR3 in one of its products. The Southwestern Division has
enough idle capacity to produce all of the units of Part AR3 that the Northeastern Division would
require. What is the lowest transfer price at which the Southwestern Division should be willing to
sell Part AR3 to the Northeastern Division?
A) $23 B) $27 C) $21 D) $26 E) $30