Answer:
b. value-based pricing
Explanation:
Value based pricing is a pricing strategy to set price of products based on value perceived by the purchaser. To have increased profit margin, business deduces the number of benefit the product provides to consumer. Then it establishes price which takes consideration of manufacturing cost, competitive price and consumer's willingness to pay price for the goods.
In the question mentioned IKEA not only provide functional benefit for the product but also quality, design, and services at low prices hence it is an instance of value based pricing.
I would say the subsidies for corn-based sugar will result in more of that sugar being produced and therefore sales should increase and the government should benefit by more tax revenue in the long run to offset the cost of the subsidies.