Selling Division sells 23,000 units to Buying Division. Selling Division's tax rate is 10%, and Buying Division's
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Selling Division sells 23,000 units to Buying Division. Selling Division's tax rate is 10%, and Buying Division's tax rate is 30%. Market price is $65.40 per unit, and it costs Selling Division $26.20 to produce each unit. Overall Corp. abides by tax authority guidelines and can support the use of market-based transfer pricing and cost plus 20% transfer pricing.
1- Which transfer pricing method should Overall Corp. use when Selling Division sells to Buying Division to take advantage of the best tax rate? - My answer is "Negotiated Price" - is this correct?
2- What is the savings (in dollars) when this method is used? My answer is $180, 320. Is this correct? Please show your calculations.
An Introduction to Derivative Securities Financial Markets and Risk Management
ISBN: 978-0393913071
1st edition
Authors: Robert A. Jarrow, Arkadev Chatterjee