Question

The Mary Company primarily sells dishes, and recently purchased a cardboard box company. Mary's new cardboard box division has no excess capacity and sells 30,000 boxes to outside customers. The variable cost of each box is $1.50 and usually has a contribution margin of $0.80 per box. Management of Mary's dish division has decided it would like the box division to provide it with boxes. What is the minimum transfer price the box division should find as acceptable

Answer 1

Answer: $1.50

Explanation:

Based on the information given in the question, we are informed that the variable cost of each box is $1.50 and usually has a contribution margin of $0.80 per box.

We should note that the minimum transfer price that the box division should find as acceptable will be the relevant cost. In this case, the relevant cost is given as $1.50 pee box and therefore, the minimum transfer price will be $1.50.