Oberley Products, Incorporated, Has a Receiver Division That Manufactures and Sells

Multiple Choice

Oberley Products, Incorporated, has a Receiver Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard receiver that could be used by another division in the company, the Industrial Products Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that receiver appear below: The Industrial Products Division is currently purchasing 5,000 of these receivers per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $58 per receiver.Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. Also assume that $6 in variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company due to reduced shipping and selling costs. What should be the minimum acceptable transfer price for the valves from the standpoint of the Valve Division?

A) $61 per unit
B) $46 per unit
C) $67 per unit
D) $58 per unit