The Effects of Transfer Pricing on Profit Centre Versus Firm Profits |
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DATA TABLE |
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Seller |
Buyer |
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Fixed costs |
$ 150,00 |
$ 100,00 |
(for 100 units or less) |
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Variable costs/unit |
$ 0,10 |
$ 0,20 |
(over 100 units) |
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Demand for buyer division's final output |
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Quantity sold |
Price |
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100 |
$ 2,00 |
B$13$ |
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200 |
$ 1,80 |
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300 |
$ 1,50 |
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400 |
$ 1,30 |
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500 |
$ 1,20 |
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600 |
$ 1,04 |
C$18$ |
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Output of Buying division |
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Units: |
200 |
B$21$ |
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Transfer price: |
$ 0,95 |
B$23$ |
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PROFITS |
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Buying division |
=(SVERWEIS(B21;B13:C18;2)*B21) |
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Revenue |
$360,00 |
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Own costs |
120,00 |
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Costs from seller |
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(at transfer price) |
190,00 |
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Profit |
$ 50,00 |
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Selling division |
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Revenue |
$190,00 |
=B21*B23 |
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Costs |
170,00 |
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Profits |
$20,00 |
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Total firm |
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Total revenue |
$360,00 |
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Total costs |
290,00 |
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Firm profits |
$70,00 |
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