Which of the following statements regarding transfer pricing is FALSE?

Which of the following statements regarding transfer pricing is FALSE?






a. When idle capacity exists, there is no opportunity cost to producing intermediate products for another division.
b. Market-based transfer prices should be reduced by any costs avoided by selling internally rather than externally.
c. No contribution margin is generated by the transferring division when variable cost-based transfer prices are used.
d. The goal of transfer pricing is to provide segment managers with incentive to maximize the profits of their divisions.






Answer: D


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