Decision on transfer pricing Materials used by the Instrument Division of XPort Industries are...

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Decision on transfer pricing
Materials used by the Instrument Division of XPort Industries are currently purchased from outside suppliers at a cost of $268 per unit. However, the same materials are available
from the Components Division. The Components Division has unused capacity and can produce the materials needed by the Instrument Division at a variable cost of $222 per unit.
Assume that a transfer price of $255 has been established and that 40,600 units of materials are transferred, with no reduction in the Components Division's current sales.
a. How much would XPort Industries' total income from operations increase?
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b. How much would the Instrument Division's income from operations increase?
s
x
c. How much would the Components Division's income from operations increase?
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d. Any transfer price will cause the total income of the company to increase , as long as the supplier division capacity is
toward making materials for
products that are ultimately sold to the outside.
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d. Consider the effect of setting a transfer price outside the acceptable range.
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