Disraeli Company has two divisions: Disraeli Bottles and Disraeli Juice. Disraeli Bottles makes glass containers, which it
Question:
Disraeli Company has two divisions: Disraeli Bottles and Disraeli Juice. Disraeli Bottles makes glass containers, which it sells to Disraeli Juice and other companies. Disraeli Bottles has a capacity of 10 million bottles a year. Disraeli Juice currently has a capacity of 3 million bottles of juice per year. Disraeli Bottles has a fixed cost of £100,000 per year and a variable cost of £0.01/bottle. Disraeli Bottles can currently sell all of its output at £0.03/bottle.
a. What should Disraeli Bottles charge Disraeli Juice for bottles, in order that both divisions make appropriate decentralized planning decisions?
b. If Disraeli Bottles can only sell 5 million bottles to outside buyers, what should Disraeli Bottles charge Disraeli Juice for bottles in order that both divisions make appropriate decentralized planning decisions?
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Management Accounting In A Dynamic Environment
ISBN: 9780415839020
1st Edition
Authors: Cheryl S McWatters, Jerold L Zimmerman