The Northwest Division of Kebalo Electric produces hydroelectric power. The power plant...

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The Northwest Division of Kebalo Electric produces hydroelectric power. The power plant has seven machines that can harvest hydroelectric power on a continuous process such that the capacity of the plant is 5,000 machine hours per month. The plant produces three types of electric power. Energy type Standard is not easily stored, energy type Super is easier to store and send to more remote regions, and energy type Bad has no external market. However, energy type Bad is easily transferred to the Southwest Division of Kebalo Electric where it can be transferred into a marketable energy source by the Southwest Division. The Southwest Division can further process the Bad energy at a variable cost of $1 per unit and sell it for $5 per unit (assume no limit on the amount that can be sold). The selling price for the energy types are as follows (note: a unit of energy is a kilowatt-hour):
"Standard" "Super" "Bad"
Selling Price/unit 3.56--
Variable Cost/unit 123
Fixed Cost/unit 21.51
Machine hours/unit 0.250.51
The external demand for each energy source in units (kilowatt-hours) is as follows:
"Standard" "Super" "Bad"
Demand in units (kilowatt-hours)1,5003,000--
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Question 9-2 pts
The next three questions are about the optimal transfer pricing schedule for the Northwest Division to charge the Southwest Division for Bad energy.
What is the optimal transfer pricing schedule for the Northwest Division to charge the Southwest Division for Bad energy for the first 0-3,125 units.
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Question 10-2 pts
What is the optimal transfer pricing schedule for the Northwest Division to charge the Southwest Division for Bad energy for the next 3,126-4,625 units.
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Question 11-2 pts
What is the optimal transfer pricing schedule for the Northwest Division to charge the Southwest Division for Bad energy for the next 4,626-5,000 units.
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Question 12-2 pts
What is the optimal transfer price (from the perspective of Kebalo Electric as a whole) for "Bad" energy if the Southwest Division resides in a region that is regulated by a tax rate of 35%, whereas the tax rate for the Northwest Division is only 15%?
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Transfer at the lowest cost possible
Transfer at the variable cost
Transfer at the market price
Transfer at the highest cost possible
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Question 13-3 pts
Explain your answer to the immediately preceding question, about optimal transfer price with tax.
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Question 14-3 pts
What is the cost/benefit to the firm as a whole if the Northwest division is forced to transfer 4,000 kilowatt-hours of Bad power to the Southwest division at $4.00 per kilowatt-hour? Explain your reasoning.

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