EXERCISE 12-17 (20 MINUTES)

3. If the Cabinet Division is operating at capacity, any cabinets transferred

to the Quark Division to fill the overseas order will have to be diverted

from outside customers. Whether a cabinet is sold to outside customers

or is transferred to the Quark Division, its production cost is the same.

However, if a set is diverted from outside sales, the Cabinet Division

(and the entire company) loses the $140 in revenue. As a consequence,

as shown below, there would be a net loss of $10 on each TV set sold

for $340.

Price offered per set... $340

Less:

Lost revenue from sales of cabinets to outsiders ... $140

Variable cost of Quark Division... 210 350

Net loss per TV ... ($ 10)

Problem 12-29 (continued)