Delta Telecom, Inc., which produces telecommunications equipment in the United States, has a very strong local market for its circuit board.

Delta Telecom, Inc., which produces telecommunications equipment in the United States, has a very strong local market for its circuit board. The variable production cost is $390, and the company can sell its entire supply domestically for $510. The U.S. tax rate is 40%. Alternatively, Delta Telecom can ship the circuit board to its division in Germany, to be used in a product that the German division will distribute throughout Europe. Information about the German product and the division's operating environment follows.