EXERCISE 12-17 (20 MINUTES)

2. The price being paid to the outside supplier, net of the quantity dis-

count, is only $63. If the Pulp Division meets this price, then profits in

the Pulp Division and in the company as a whole will drop by $35,000

per year:

Lost revenue per ton ... $70

Outside supplier’s price ... $63

Problem 12-21 (continued)

Profits in the Carton Division will remain unchanged, since it will be

paying the same price internally as it is now paying externally.