The Appraisal Department of Jean Bank performs appraisals of business properties for loans being considered by the
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Recently, Jean Bank has opened its own Home-Loan Department and wants the Appraisal Department to perform 1,200 appraisals on all Jean Bank-financed home loans. Bank management feels that the cost of these appraisals to the Home-Loan Department should be $150. The variable cost per appraisal to the Home-Loan Department would be $8 less than those performed for outside customers due to savings in administrative costs.
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(a) Determine the minimum transfer price, assuming the Appraisal Department has excess capacity.
(b) Determine the minimum transfer price, assuming the Appraisal Department has no excess capacity.
(c) Assuming the Appraisal Department has no excess capacity, should management force the department to charge the Home-Loan Department only $150? Discuss.
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1118334263
2nd edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
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