Division X and Division Y are segments of the Goddard Company. Currently, Division X is selling 2,000 of its units to Division Y at a transfer price of $10. For the next time period, the managers of the 2 divisions have again agreed to transfer 2,000 units from X to Y, but at a transfer price of $8 rather than $10. If everything else remains the same as last period, what effect will this change have on the overall profits of the Goddard Company

The overall profits of the Goddard company will stay the same.

Explanation:

Division X has decided to lower it's transfer price to $8 meaning that it's profits will decrease.

Division Y is now buying at a lower cost but everything else remains the same which means that they are now making more profit.

This will mean that for the overall company, Division X will be making less profit than last time but Division Y will be making more profit. These will cancel themselves out and the company's profits will therefore remain unchanged.

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