WEEK 2 Flashcards
(36 cards)
The amount of money charged for a product or service
PRICE
PRODUCT COST ESTIMATION TYPES
UNIT VARIABLE, FIXED COST
Cost to manufacture one unit of the product. Includes the cost of direct materials, direct labor and direct
overhead.
UNIT VARIABLE COST
Unit share of operating and other
expense
FIXED COST
Materials used in the manufacturing
DIRECT MATERIALS
Includes the wages of all workers directly
responsible for productionm
DIRECT LABOR
Amount spent in manufacturing
DIRECT OVERHEAD
Lowest possible price the company can set its product
BREAK-EVEN POINT
Setting price based on buyer’s
perception of value
CUSTOMER VALUE-BASED PRICING
2 TYPES OF VALUE BASED PRICING
GOOD-VALUE PRICING, VALUE-ADDED PRICING
Offers the rightcombination of quality and good service at fair price
GOOD-VALUE PRICING
Attaching
value-added features and services to
differentiate a company’s offer and charging
higher prices.
VALUE-ADDED PRICING |
Price based on the cost of production,
distribution and selling plus fair rate of
return for effort and risk
COST BASED PRICING
2 TYPES OF COST
FIXED COST |
Vary directly with the level of
production
VARIABLE COST |
Do not vary with production or
sales level
FIXED COST |
Vary directly with the level of
production
VARIABLE COST
Sum of the fixed and variable costs for any
given level of production
TOTAL COST
- Adding a standard mark-up to the
cost of the product
COST-PLUS PRICING
FORMULA FOR UNIT COST
Variable cost + fixed cost / unit sales
FORMULA FOR MARK-UP PRICE
Unit cost / 1-desired return on sales
FORMULA FOR BREAK EVEN
VOLUME
Fixed cost / price - variable cost
Setting price to break even on the cost of
making and marketing a product to make a target return
BREAK-EVEN PRICING
Prices based on competitors
strategies, prices, cost and offerings
COMPETITION - BASED PRICING