Allentown Division of Sparks Incorporated transfers its product to the Youngstown Division. The Youngstown Division can either buy the item internally or externally. The cost of purchasing the item externally is $73 per unit. The Allentown Division has just completed its annual cost updates as follows:

Direct materials	$25.00
Direct labor	18.00
Variable manufacturing overhead	6.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead	3.50
Other variable expenses	4.00
Fixed selling and administrative expenses	8.50
Total costs	$65.00
Desired return	14.00
Sales price	$79.00

The Allentown Division is operating at 60 percent of its 400,000 unit capacity.

Required:

a) What is the minimum transfer price the Allentown Division should charge for internal transfers?

b) What is the maximum price the Youngstown Division would be willing to pay?

c) Why should the Allentown Division reduce its price to the Youngstown Division?