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Division A manufactures electronic circuit boards. The boards can be sold either to Division B of the same company or to outside customers. Last year, the following activity occurred in Division A: $ $ 185 124 Selling price per circuit board Variable cost per circuit board Number of circuit boards: Produced during the year Sold to outside customers Sold to Division B 21,000 15,500 5,500 Sales to Division B were at the same price as sales to outside customers. The circuit boards purchased by Division B were used in an electronic instrument manufactured by that division (one board per instrument). Division B incurred $200 in additional variable cost per instrument and then sold the instruments for $650 each. Required: 1. Prepare income statements for Division A, Division B, and the company as a whole. 2. Assume Division A's manufacturing capacity is 21,000 circuit boards. Next year, Division B wants to purchase 6,500 circuit boards from Division A rather than 5,500. (Circuit boards of this type are not available from outside sources.) From the standpoint of the company as a whole, should Division A sell the additional 1,000 circuit boards to Division B or continue to sell them to outside customers? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare income statements for Division A, Division B, and the company as a whole. Division A Division B Total Company Sales Expenses: Added by the division Transfer price paid Total expenses Net operating income 0 0 0 0 $ $ 0 $ 0 Required 1 Required 2 Assume Division A's manufacturing capacity is 21,000 circuit boards. Next year, Division B wants to purchase 6,500 circuit boards from Division A rather than 5,500. (Circuit boards of this type are not available from outside sources.) From the standpoint of the company as a whole, should Division A sell the additional 1,000 circuit boards to Division B or continue to sell them to outside customers? Show less A Continue to sell the additional 1,000 circuit boards to outside customers. Sell the 1,000 additional circuit boards to Division B.

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