Crush Company makes internal transfers at 180% of full cost. The Soda Refining division purchases 30,000 containers
Question:
Crush Company makes internal transfers at 180% of full cost. The Soda Refining division purchases 30,000 containers of carbonated water per day, on average, from a local supplier, who delivers the water for $30 per container via an external shipper. In order to reduce costs the company located an independent producer in Manitoba who is willing to sell 30,000 containers at $20 each, delivered to Crush Company's shipping division in Manitoba. The company's Shipping Division in Manitoba has excess capacity and can ship the 30,000 containers at a variable cost of $2.50 per container.
What is the total cost of purchasing the water from the Manitoba supplier and shipping it to the Soda Division?
A). $600,000
B). $1,815,000
C). $1,215,000
D). $675,000
E). $1,080,000
Microeconomics Theory and Applications with Calculus
ISBN: 978-0133019933
3rd edition
Authors: Jeffrey M. Perloff