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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: Selling price per circuit board Variable cost per circuit board Number of circuit boards: $126 Produced during the year Sold to outside customers Sold to Division E 20,200 15,400 4,800 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 $270 in additional variable cost per instrument and then sold the instruments for $640 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 20,200 circuit boards. Next year, Division B wants to purchase 5,800 circuit boards from Division A rather than 4,800. (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 1Required 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 Required 1 Required 2>

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