Diego's company was bidding on the construction of a new penguin display at a zoo. When putting together his bid, Diego began by determining what the zoo would be willing to pay for the structure, and then subtracting a reasonable profit for the company. The result would be the cost of production. For example: If price to zoo = $8 million, and company profit margin = $3 million, the cost to produce cannot exceed $5 million. [$8 million - $3 million = $5 million.] The demand-based pricing strategy in this example is called:

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Alexia Norman

15 September, 13:42

Diego's company was bidding on the construction of a new penguin display at a zoo. When putting together his bid, Diego began by determining what the zoo would be willing to pay for the structure, and then subtracting a reasonable profit for the company. The result would be the cost of production. For example: If price to zoo = $8 million, and company profit margin = $3 million, the cost to produce cannot exceed $5 million. [$8 million - $3 million = $5 million.] The demand-based pricing strategy in this example is called:

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Maia Walls · Answer 1

Target costing

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Target costing is a demand-based pricing strategy in which the budget is determined based on a target cost that is stablished according to the customer's willingness to pay. The cost of production added to the desired profit margin should not surpass the customer's willingness to pay in order for this method to be applied.