Assignment 1 Question 1 (20 marks) The Harley Davidson Company (“HD”) is a renowned motor cycle manufacturer. For efficient operations, the company is divisionalised into two divisions. The Bikes division (“Bikes”) is responsible for assembling motorbikes and selling them to the final market, while the parts division (“Parts”) is responsible for manufacturing parts that are needed for motorbike assembling. In has been in the history of HD to allow divisional managers to make decisions pertaining their operations except that the Head Office made it a policy that the two divisions should first do business with each other before engaging any external customers. Bikes uses catalytic convertors (“convertors”) for the manufacturing of motorbikes that are manufactured by Parts. Under the current policy, Bikes should buy all convertors from Parts and Parts should first consider selling convertors to Bikes before selling outside. At a recent meeting, it has been discussed that the Head Office interference is frustrating the efforts of the divisional managers and as a result, the Head Office should remove the prescription of requiring the two divisions to first do business with each other but rather to allow them to make all decisions in relation to their divisions without head office interference. This include deciding where to buy and where to sell. The following information relates to the two divisions for the forth coming period: Bikes 17 500 convertors will be required. External manufacturers of the same convertor are selling it for N$400 per unit. The external convertors are of the same quality and conformance as the ones manufactured by parts. Parts The following had been forecast for the parts division for the forth coming period: Budgeted capacity for the forth coming period 30 000 convectors Selling price per convertor (to external customers) N$425 Variable costs per convertor (sold to external customers) N$385 If Parts sells to Bikes, the variable cost per convertor will be less by N$15 which is t