Chapter 3 Flashcards
when the setting of an item’s initial price begins with a consideration of the item’s costs, the process is known as
Cost-based pricing.
the simplest form of cost-based pricing.
Cost plus Pricing
It is common to companies that sell customized products.
Cost plus pricing
This pricing method involves determining the amount to be added to an item’s cost and then adding that amount to arrive at the item’s price.
Cost plus pricing
Cost plus pricing formula
P = C+ added amount
The percentage used could be the same for all the company’s products or there could be a separate standard percentage for each type of product sold by the company
Mark Up pricing
The standard percentage used in markup pricing
Mark up
Formula for markup percentage
M = (added amount / C) x 100
Markup percentage for wholesaling
20%
doubling an item’s cost to arrive at its price
keystone pricing
Markup percentage for retailing
100%
Markup percentage for restaurants
200%
Markup percentage for Alcoholic beverages
300%
Formula for setting initial price using Markup Pricing
P = C + [(M/100) × C]
The process of determining the amount to be added to a product’s costs to arrive at its price is often heavily influenced by the PROFIT GOALS of the organization
gross margin pricing