Answer:
a. See part a below for the analysis.
b. We have:
1. Division A total cost = $1,131,000
2. Division A total profit or benefit = $1,509,000
3. Division B total cost = $1,320,000
4. Division A total profit or benefit = $44,000
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the calculation of calculation of costs and benefits of options available to Divisions A and B.
a. What are the costs and benefits of the alternatives available to Division A and Division B with respect to the transfer of Division A's product? Assume that Division A can market all that it can produce.
Under this condition, each analysis is based on the condition that either Division A or Division B will pay for the transportation cost.
From part a the attached excel file, we have:
1. Division A will incur a total cost of of $559,000 and gets a profit or benefit of $761,000 if it sells to the outside market.
2. Division A will incur a total cost of of $647,000 and gets a profit or benefit of $673,000 if it sells to Division B.
3. Division B will incur a total cost of $1,408,000 if it buys from Division A.
4. Division B will incur a total cost of $1,364,000 if it buys alternate supplier. It thereby saves the transportation cost of $88,000 of buying from A as a benefit.
b. How would your answer change if Division A had idle capacity sufficient to cover all of Division B's needs?
Under this condition, it is assumed that Division A will pay for the transportation cost. Therefore, Division A will sell to both the outside market and Division B.
From part b of the attached excel file, we will have the following based on this condition:
1. Division A total cost = Total cost of selling to the outside market + Total cost of selling to Division B = $559,000 + $572,000 = $1,131,000
2. Division A profit or benefit cost = Total profit or benefits of selling to the outside market + Total profit or benefits of selling to Division B = $761,000 + $748,000 = $1,509,000
3. Division B will incur a total cost of $1,320,000 by buying from Division A. It thereby saves $44,000 (i.e. $1,364,000 - $1,320,000 = $44,000) as a benefit for not buying from alternate supplier.
