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    of goods and services from one profit center to another in companies that have a significant number of these transactions. The objectives of this case is whether the Northern Division of Birch Paper Company should buy corrugated boxes for a new product internally from the Thompson Division at a transfer price higher than the market price‚ or from one of their external suppliers. Also‚ should the vice president of Birch Paper Company take any action on the bidding price or final purchase decision

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    Birch Paper Company Birch Paper company is a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company‚ producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. The company has four producing divisions and a timberland division. The responsibility structure of the Birch Paper Company and all of its divisions is a Profit or Investment Centre‚ which is stated in the case: For several years‚ each division had been judged independently on the basis of its profit and return on investment. Top management had been working

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    Birch Paper Company Relevant Information & Equations 1) Birch Paper Company is a producer of paper‚ paperboard‚ and corrugated boxes. The company is integrated‚ consisting of four separate production divisions. One of its divisions‚ Northern Division‚ asked for bids on a special corrugated box. It requested bids from one of its sister division (Thompson Division) and from two outside companies. The issue at hand is whether Northern should accept a bid from its sister division or from one

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    Birch Paper Company Information given (All costs are for quantity of 1000) 1. If Northern accepts the bid from Thompson Thompson companies Out of Pocket costs for 1000 boxes = $400 70% of Thompson Out of Pocket costs = Selling price of Southern division (line and corrugating medium) Hence‚ selling price of Southern = 70% * 400 = $280 Hence‚ Out of Pocket costs for Southern = 60% 280 = $168 2. If Northern accepts the bid from West No out of pocket costs Thompson and Southern 3. If Northern accepts

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    BIRCH PAPER COMPANY Overview Birch Paper is a classic case that provides an excellent opportunity to present‚ analyze‚ and evaluate transfer pricing issues. In only two pages‚ the case presents a common business situation involving the relationship between three divisions and suggests several typical transfer pricing solutions: (1) at variable cost; (2) at full cost; (3) at full cost plus profit; (4) at market price; and (5) at a negotiated price. This setting facilitates the discussion of the

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    Company Background Birch Paper Company was a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company. It had four producing divisions‚ namely Northern Division‚ Thompson Division‚ Southern Division & one unnamed Division and a Timberland Division. Birch Paper was producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. A portion of its paperboard output was converted into corrugated boxes by the Thompson Division‚ which was also printed and colored the outside surface of the boxes. Company policies The management

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    CMA 302 – Tutorial Case Study: Final Draft Birch Paper Company 1. Background Birch Paper Company is a medium sized partly integrated company that produces Kraft papers and paperboard. There are four producing divisions and one timberland division which supplies part of the company’s pulp requirements. The divisions are - Northern Division - Southern Division - Thompson Division - Division 4 - Timberland Each

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    Financial Controllership Assignment Case Analysis Transfer Pricing BIRCH PAPER COMPANY “If I were to price these boxes any lower than $480 a thousand‚” said James Brunner‚ manager of Birch Paper Company’s Thompson Division‚ “I’d be countermanding my order of last month for our salesmen to stop shaving their bids and to bid full-cost quotations. I’ve been trying for weeks to improve the quality of our business‚ and if I turn around now and accept this job at $430 or $450 or something less than

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    Case 6-2: Birch Paper Company 1. Which bid should Northern Division accept that is in the best interests of Birch Paper Company? Northern Division should accept the bid of the Thompson division even though the bid from West Paper seems at first to be the best choice. In you calculate out the cost you find that Thompson actually has the lowest costs associated with them. Costs for Thompson are as follows: Linearboard and corrugating medium: Cost $400x70%= $168 plus Out of Pocket: $400x30%=120

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    Question #1. Which bid should Mr. Kenton accept? Assuming Birch Paper’s current transfer pricing policy and rewarding system as given‚ Mr. Kenton should accept the West Paper Company bid for $430. By accepting this bid‚ the Northern Division will incur in the lowest cost possible and be able to generate a higher mark-up when selling the product. Because the division will be rewarded based on its own profit‚ this is the best decision. The company currently has a competitive profile‚ in which the divisions

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