A will be motivated to produce and sell to B (because the product is profitable for A).
However, they will not be motivated to cut costs because that will mean that the 20% profit will end up being lower – that is what makes cost plus transfer pricing rather silly 馃檪
rafalkom says
Very useful video to understand tax avoidance as well 馃檪
John Moffat says
Thanks for the comment (although the tax aspects are outside the syllabus for Paper F5 馃檪 )
nightskyastar says
Dear John, could I have a question, please?
in example 2
Why A is un-motivated?
John Moffat says
A will be motivated to produce and sell to B (because the product is profitable for A).
However, they will not be motivated to cut costs because that will mean that the 20% profit will end up being lower – that is what makes cost plus transfer pricing rather silly 馃檪