The Lumber Division of Paul Bunyon Homes Inc. produces and sells lumber that can be sold to outside customers or within the company to the Construction Division. The following data have been gathered for the coming period: Lumber Division: Capacity 200,000 board feet Price per board foot 2.50 Variable production cost per bd. ft. 1.25 Variable selling cost per bd. ft. 0.50 Construction Division: Board feet needed 60,000 Outside price paid per bd. ft. 2.00 If the Lumber Division sells to the Construction Division, 0.35 per board foot can be saved in shipping costs. 52. If current outside sales are 130,000 board feet, what is the minimum transfer price that the Lumber Division could accept? a. 1.25 b. 1.40 c. 1.75 d. 2.50 Ans: b, LO: 4, Bloom: AP, Difficulty: Medium, Min: 3, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA FC: Decison Modeling, IMA: Decision Analysis 53. If current outside sales are 200,000 board feet, what is the minimum transfer price that the Lumber Division could accept? a. 2.00 b. 1.65 c. 1.40 d. 2.15 Ans: d, LO: 4, Bloom: AP, Difficulty: Medium, Min: 3, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA FC: Decison Modeling, IMA: Decision Analysis 54. If the Lumber Division has sufficient excess capacity to fulfill the Construction Divisions needs, what will be the effect on the companys overall contribution margin? a. Decrease by 30,000 b. Decrease by 24,000 c. Increase by 36,000 d. Increase by 33,500