The Coley Company is decentralized, and divisions are considered investment centers. Coley has one division that manufactures oak dining room chairs with upholstered seat cushions, The Chair Division cuts, assembles, and finishes the oak chairs and then purchases and attaches the seat cushions. The Chair Division crrently purchases the cushions for $30 from an outside vendor. The Cushion Division manufactures upholstered seat cushions that are sold to customers outside the company. The Chair Division currently sells 1,400 chairs per quarter, and the Cushion Division is operating at capacity, which is 1,400 cushions per quarter. The two divisions report the following information: Requirements 1. Determine the total contribution margin for Coley Company for the quarter. 2. Assume the Chair Division purchases the 1,400 cushions needed from the Cushion Division at its current sales price. What is the total contribution margin for each division and the company? 3. Assume the Chair Division purchases the 1,400 cushions needed from the Cushion Division at its current variable cost. What is the total contribution margin for each division and the company? 4. Review your answers for Requirements 1,2 , and 3 . What is the best option for Coley Company? 5. Assume the Cushion Division has capacity of 2,800 cushions per quarter and can continue to supply its outside customers with 1,400 cushions per quarter and also supply the Chair Division with 1,400 cushions per quarter. What transfer price should Coley Company set? Explain your reasoning. Using the transfer price you determined, calculate the total contribution margin for the quarter. The Coley Company is decentralized, and divisioris are considered investment centers. U G (Click the icon to view additional information.) Requirement 1. Determine the total contribution margin for Coley Company for the quarter. Requirement 2. Assume the Chair Division purchases the 1,400 cushions needed from the Cushion Division at its current sales price. What is the total contribution margin for each division and the company? Requirement 3. Assume the Chair Division purchases the 1,400 cushions needed from the Cushion Division at its current variable cost. What is the total contribution margin for each division and the company? (Enter "0" for any zero amounts.) Requirement 3. Assume the Chair Division purchases the 1,400 cushions needed from the Cushion Division at its current variable cost. What is the total contribution margin for each division and the company? (Enter "0" for any zero amounts.) Requirement 4. Review your answers for Requirements 1, 2, and 3. What is the best option for Coley Company? The best option for Co By having the Chair Division purchase the cushions from an outside vendor, the company would generate in total contribution margin than if the division purchases cushions internlly. Requirement 5. Assume the Cushion Division has capacity of 2,800 cushions per quarter and can continue to supply its outside customers with 1,400 cushions per quarter and also supply the Chair Division with 1,400 cushions per quarter. What transfer price should Coley Company set? Explain your reasoning. Using the transfer price you determined, calculate the total contribution margin for the quarter. By having the Chair Division purchaise the cushions from an outside vendor, the company would generate cushions internally. Requirement 5 . Assume the Cushion Division has capacity of 2,800 cushions per quarter and can continue to supply its outside customers with 1,400 cushions per quarter and also supply the Chair Division with 1,400 cushions per quarter. What transfer price should Coley Company set? Explain your reasoning. Using the transfer price you determined, calculate the total contribution margin for the quarter. Coley Company should set the transfer price at because the Chair Division would not be willing to pay more than Using the transfer price you determined, calculate the total contribution margin for the quarter
