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R Enterprises has just opened a new division (B). One of their other divisions (

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Question

R Enterprises has just opened a new division (B). One of their other divisions (A) makes a part that could be used in one of Division B's products.

Use the following informattion:

New Division--Division B:

Quantity needed 40,000 parts per year

Price from outside supplier $48 per part

Division A:

Production Capacty 100,000 parts per year

Currently selling 80,000 parts per year

Selling price $60 per part

Variable costs: Manufacturing $30 per part, Selling $2 per part; Fixed costs $3,000,000 per year

R Enterprises is unwilling to increase capacity. All variable selling costs would be avoided on an intracompany transfer.

1. What's the maximum amount Division B would be willing to pay Division A?

2. What's the minimum amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B?

3. What's the overall impact (financially) on R Enterprises if the parts are made internally?

4. At what point would it not be cost effective for Rey Enterprises to produce the part internally?

Explanation / Answer

1. What's the maximum amount Division B would be willing to pay Division A?

Maximum Total amount Division B would be willing to pay Division A = 40000*48

Maximum Total amount Division B would be willing to pay Division A = 1920000

Note :

Maximum amount per part Division B would be willing to pay Division A = 48

2. What's the minimum amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B?

Relevant cost for 1st 20000 part = Variable cost = 30

Relevant cost for beyond 1st 20000 part = sale value less selling cost = 60-2 = 58

Minimum total amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B = 20000*30 + (40000-20000)*58

Minimum total amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B = $ 1,760,000

Note :

Minimum amount per part , Division A would be willing to charge Division B = Minimum total amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B /No of part

Minimum amount per part , Division A would be willing to charge Division B = 1760000/40000

Minimum amount per part , Division A would be willing to charge Division B = 44

3. What's the overall impact (financially) on R Enterprises if the parts are made internally?

Overall impact (financially) on R Enterprises, Profit would increase by = Maximum Total amount Division B would be willing to pay Division A - Minimum total amount Division A would be willing to charge Division B

Overall impact (financially) on R Enterprises, Profit would increase by = 1920000-1760000

Overall impact (financially) on R Enterprises, Profit would increase by = $ 160000

4. At what point would it not be cost effective for Rey Enterprises to produce the part internally?

At 20000 Unit , Incremental Profit = (48-30)*20000= 360000

No of Unit , indifference point = 20000 + Incremental Profit/Change in price

No of Unit , indifference point = 20000 + 360000/(58-48)

No of Unit , indifference point = 56000

Answer

At 56000 Unit or more it would not be cost effective for Rey Enterprises to produce the part internally