Comm Devices (CD) is a division of Crane Communications, Inc. CD produces restaurant pagers and other personal communication devices. These devices are sold to other Crane divisions, as well as to other communication companies. CD was recently approached by the manager of the Personal Communications Division regarding a request to make a special emergency-response pager designed to receive signals from anywhere in the world. The Personal Communications Division has requested that CD produce 9,900 units of this special pager. The following facts are available regarding the Comm Devices Division.

Selling price of standard pager $90

Variable cost of standard pager$45

Additional variable cost of special pager$30

For each of the following independent situations, calculate the minimum transfer price, and determine whether the Personal Communications Division should accept or reject the offer.

(a)

The Personal Communications Division has offered to pay the CD Division $105 per pager. The CD Division has no available capacity. The CD Division would have to forgo sales of 7,920 -pagers to existing customers in order to meet the request of the Personal Communications Division. (Note:The number of special pagers to be produced does not equal the number of existing pagers that would be forgone.)(Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 125.36.)

Minimum transfer price

Personal Communications Division should ____ the offer

(b)

The Personal Communications Division has offered to pay the CD Division $150 per pager. The CD Division has no available capacity. The CD Division would have to forgo sales of 13,200 -pagers to existing customers in order to meet the request of the Personal Communications Division. (Note:The number of special pagers to be produced does not equal the number of existing pagers that would be forgone.)

Minimum transfer price

Personal Communications Division should ____ the offer

(c)

The Personal Communications Division has offered to pay the CD Division $100 per pager. The CD Division has available capacity.

Minimum transfer price

Personal Communications Division should ____ the offer