discuss the organizational behaviour problems, if any, inherent in this situation. what would you advice the company president to do in this sit

uation?

Weller Industries is a decentralized organization with six divisions. The company's Electrical Division produces a variety of electrical items, including an X52 electrical fitting. The Electrical Division (which is operating at capacity) sells this fitting to its regular customers for \\( \\$ 7.50 \\) each; the fitting has a variable manufacturing cost of \\( \\$ 4.25 \\). The company's Brake Division has asked the Electrical Division to supply it with a large quantity of X52 fittings for only \\( \\$ 5 \\) each. The Brake Division, which is operating at \50 of capacity, will put the fitting into a brake unit that it will produce and sell to a large commercial airline manufacturer. The cost of the brake unit being built by the Brake Division follows: Purchased parts (from outside vendors) Electrical fitting X52 Other variable costs Fixed overhead and administration Total cost per brake unit \\( \\$ 22.50 \\) 5.00 14.00 8.00 \\( \\$ 49.50 \\) Although the \\( \\$ 5 \\) price for the X52 fitting represents a substantial discount from the regular \\( \\$ 7.50 \\) price, the Page 589 manager of the Brake Division believes the price concession is necessary if his division is to get the contract for the airplane brake units. He has heard \"through the grapevine\" that the airplane manufacturer plans to reject his bid if it is more than \\( \\$ 50 \\) per brake unit. Thus, if the Brake Division is forced to pay the regular \\( \\$ 7.50 \\) price for the \\( \\mathrm{X} 52 \\)