Liberty Corporation has two divisions, Refining and Extraction. The company's primary product is Luboil Oil. Each division's costs are provided below:          Extraction:            Variable costs per barrel of oil                       $  7                                               Fixed costs per barrel of oil                      $  5         Refining:               Variable costs per barrel of oil                        $28                                               Fixed costs per barrel of oil                      $32   The Refining Division has been operating at a capacity of 40,000 barrels a day and usually purchases 25,000 barrels of oil from the Extraction Division and 15,000 barrels from other suppliers at $60 per barrel. What is the transfer price per barrel from the Extraction Division to the Refining Division, assuming the method used to place a value on each barrel of oil is 180% of variable costs?

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Liberty Corporation has two divisions, Refining and Extraction. The company's primary product is Luboil Oil. Each division's costs are provided below:

         Extraction:            Variable costs per barrel of oil                       $  7

                                              Fixed costs per barrel of oil                      $  5

        Refining:               Variable costs per barrel of oil                        $28

                                              Fixed costs per barrel of oil                      $32

 

The Refining Division has been operating at a capacity of 40,000 barrels a day and usually purchases 25,000 barrels of oil from the Extraction Division and 15,000 barrels from other suppliers at $60 per barrel.

What is the transfer price per barrel from the Extraction Division to the Refining Division, assuming the method used to place a value on each barrel of oil is 180% of variable costs?

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