Case 2 4 54,000 287,000 107,000 192,000 54,000 287,000 82,000 192,000 Alpha Division: Capacity in units Number of units now being sold to outside customers Selling price per unit to outside customers Variable costs per unit Fixed costs per unit (based on capacity) Beta Division: Number of units needed annually Purchase price now being paid to an outside supplier $ $ 99 $ 60 $ 45 $ 23 $ 63 $ 40 $ 45 31 $ 25 $ 13 $ 21 $ 6 10,100 66,000 21,000 66,000 $ 91 $ 42 $ 63* Before any purchase discount Required: 1. Refer to case 1 shown above. Alpha Division can avoid $5 per unit in commissions on any sales to Beta Division. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Will the managers probably agree to a transfer? 2. Refer to case 2 shown above. A study indicates that Alpha Division can avoid $6 per unit in shipping costs on any sales to Beta Division. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Would you expect any disagreement between the two divisional managers over what the exact transfer price should be? d. Assume Alpha Division offers to sell 66,000 units to Beta Division for $41 per unit and that Beta Division refuses this price. What will ha tha lace in natantial profite for the remnanu. arwhala 2. Refer to case 2 shown above. A study indicates that Alpha Division can avoid $6 per unit in shipping costs on any sales to Beta Division. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Would you expect any disagreement between the two divisional managers over what the exact transfer price should be? d. Assume Alpha Division offers to sell 66,000 units to Beta Division for $41 per unit and that Beta Division refuses this price. What will be the loss in potential profits for the company as a whole? 3. Refer to case 3 shown above. Assume that Beta Division is now receiving an 3% price discount from the outside supplier. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Will the managers probably agree to a transfer? d. Assume Beta Division offers to purchase 21,000 units from Alpha Division at $56.11 per unit. If Alpha Division accepts this price, would you expect its ROI to increase, decrease, or remain unchanged? 4. Refer to case 4 shown above. Assume that Beta Division wants Alpha Division to provide it with 66,000 units of a different product from the one Alpha Division is producing now. The new product would require $27 per unit in variable costs and would require that Alpha Division cut back production of its present product by 33,000 units annually. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? 3. Refer to case 3 shown above. Assume that Beta Division is now receiving an 3% price discount from the outside supplier. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Will the managers probably agree to a transfer? d. Assume Beta Division offers to purchase 21,000 units from Alpha Division at $56.11 per unit. If Alpha Division accepts this price, would you expect its ROI to increase, decrease, or remain unchanged? (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Show less A Identify the lowest and highest acceptable transfer prices: Lowest acceptable transfer price Highest acceptable transfer price $ 40.00 $ 63.00 Identify the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any): There is not a range of acceptable transfer prices. There is a range of acceptable transfer prices as shown below: $ 61.11 Transfer s price VI $ 61.11 Will the managers agree to the trade? Yes No Division A's ROI should Increase Decrease 1. Refer to case 1 shown above. Alpha Division can avoid $5 per unit in commissions on any sales to Beta Division. a. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? b. What is Beta Division's highest acceptable transfer price? c. What is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? Will the managers probably agree to a transfer? Show less Identify the lowest and highest acceptable transfer prices: Lowest acceptable transfer price $ 94 Highest acceptable transfer price $ 91 Identify the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any): There is not a range of acceptable transfer prices. There is a range of acceptable transfer prices as shown below: $ 94 s Transfer price $ VI 91 Will the managers agree to the trade? Yes No Req 1A to 1C Req 2A to 2D Req 3A to 3D Req 4 Refer to case 4 shown above. Assume that Beta Division wants Alpha Division to provide it with 66,000 units of a different product from the one Alpha Division is producing now. The new product would require $27 per unit in variable costs and would require that Alpha Division cut back production of its present product by 33,000 units annually. What is Alpha Division's lowest acceptable transfer price? Show less Lowest acceptable transfer price $ 37.50