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The Effects of Transfer Pricing on Profit Centre Versus Firm Profits

 

DATA TABLE

 

Seller

Buyer

   

Fixed costs

$                   150,00

$         100,00

(for 100 units or less)

Variable costs/unit

$                       0,10

$             0,20

(over 100 units)

         
         

Demand for buyer division's final output

     
 

Quantity sold

Price

   
 

100

$             2,00

B$13$

 
 

200

$             1,80

   
 

300

$             1,50

   
 

400

$              1,30

   
 

500

$             1,20

   

 

600

$             1,04

C$18$

 

         

Output of Buying division

     

Units:

200

  B$21$

   
         

Transfer price:

$                       0,95

  B$23$

   
         

PROFITS

       

Buying division

=(SVERWEIS(B21;B13:C18;2)*B21)

 

Revenue

$360,00

     

Own costs

120,00

     

Costs from seller

       

(at transfer price)

190,00

     

Profit

$                     50,00

     
         

Selling division

       

Revenue

$190,00

=B21*B23

   

Costs

170,00

     

Profits

$20,00

     
         

Total firm

       

Total revenue

$360,00

     

Total costs

290,00

     

Firm profits

$70,00