To prevent dysfunctional transfer price decision-making, profit centres must be allowed to make autonomous decisions. True or false?
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of using market value as a transfer price?
The following information relates to an investment centre, which is a separate product division in a large company.
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Net current assets 60,000
Non-current assets 240,000
Profit before depreciation 50,000
Depreciation 10,000
The company's cost of capital is 10%. What is the most appropriate measure of the centre's Return on Investment (ROI)?
SWAL has two divisions, SW and AL, which operate as profit centres and have full autonomy in making, buying and selling decisions.
SW manufactures SW+ at a cost of $12 per unit. The market price of SW+ is $16 per unit.
AL uses SW+ in manufacturing its own product. The transfer price of SW+ when transferred from Division SW to Division AL is set at full production cost plus 20%.
Which one of the following independent circumstances represents dysfunctional behaviour arising from SWAL's transfer pricing policy?
Dust Co has two divisions, A and B. Each division is currently considering the following separate projects:
Division A Division B
Capital required for the project $32.6 million $22.2 million
Sales generated by the project $14.4 million $8.8 million
Operating profit margin 30% 24%
Cost of capital 10% 10%
Current return on investment of division 15% 9%
If residual income is used as the basis for the investment decision, which division(s) would choose to invest in the project?
Oxco has two divisions, A and B. Division A makes a component for air conditioning units which it can only sell to Division B. It has no other outlet for sales.
Current information relating to Division A is as follows:
Marginal cost per unit $100
Transfer price of the component $165
Total production and sales of the component each year 2,200 units
Specific fixed costs of Division A per year $10,000
Cold Co has offered to sell the component to Division B for $140 per unit.
If Division B accepts this offer, Division A will be shut. If Division B accepts Cold Co’s offer, what will be the impact on profits per year for the group as a whole?