Question

Joan has entered into a contract with the federal government to design a computer simulation model for training helicopter pilots. The contract calls for the final price to be set at a fixed percentage profit over and above her cost of production. This seems to represent a:

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "A": cost-based pricing strategy.

Explanation:

Cost-based pricing strategy is one of the most basic methods of setting the price of a product consisting only in determining the fixed price of the good or service at first and, after obtaining that amount, adding a percentage according to what the profits are expected. The selling price of the product becomes the sum of the fixed costs and the percentage of the fixed costs expressed un dollar amounts (or the currency that applies).