Bhimani, Horngren,
Datar and Rajan,
Management and Cost Accounting, 5
th
Edition, Instructor’s Manual
© Pearson Education Limited 2012 The Mining Division manager will prefer Method A (transfer at market prices) because this method gives €120,000 of bonus rather than €24,000 under Method B transfers at 110% of full costs. The Metals Division manager will prefer Method B because this method gives €132,000 of bonus rather than €36,000
under Method Ab Arturo Tuzón, the manager of the Mining Division will appeal to the existence of a competitive market to price transfers at market prices. Using market prices for transfers in these conditions leads to goal congruence. Division managers acting in their own best interests make decisions that are also in the best interests of the company as a whole.
Tuzón will further argue that setting transfer prices based on cost will cause him to pay no attention to controlling costs since all costs incurred will be recovered from the Metals Division at 110% of full costs.
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