Plank,IncHas a Division That Makes Paint and Another Division That

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Plank,Inc.has a division that makes paint and another division that constructs subdivisions.The paint division incurs the following costs for one litre of paint: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Direct materials } & \$ 1.10 \\\text { Direct labour } & 1.45 \\\text { Variable overhead } & 0.90 \\\text { Fined overhead } & 1.15 \\\text { Total } & \$ 4.60\end{array}$ The Paint Division can make 1,000,000 L per year,and expects to produce 1,000,000 L next year.The Construction Division currently buys 200,000 L of paint from an outside supplier for $5.20 per litre (the same price that the Paint Division receives). A. The maximum transfer price per litre of paint is $\$\_\_\_\_\_$ .
B. The minimum transfer price per litre of $p$ aint is $\$\_\_\_\_\_$
C. Does it matter whether or not the two divisions transfer?