Secore Robotics Corporation Has Developed a New Robot-Model TR-53-That Has

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Secore Robotics Corporation has developed a new robot-model TR-53-that has been designed to outperform a competitor's best-selling robot. The competitor's product has a useful life of 20,000 hours of service, has operating costs that average $1.30 per hour, and sells for $109,000. In contrast, model TR-53 has a useful life of 100,000 hours of service and its operating cost is $0.80 per hour. Secore has not yet established a selling price for model TR-53.From a value-based pricing standpoint what is the reference value that Secore should consider when pricing model TR-53?

• A) $189,000
• B) $135,000
• C) $545,000
• D) $109,000

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Definitions:

Inhibitory PSPs

Post-synaptic potentials that make a post-synaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Absolute Refractory Period

A period immediately following the firing of a nerve fiber when it cannot be stimulated for a brief period, regardless of how strong the incoming stimulus may be.

Relative Refractory Period

A period shortly after the firing of a nerve during which the nerve cannot be stimulated to fire again at its maximum rate, but can still respond to a stronger than usual stimulus.

Firing Rate

The frequency at which a neuron discharges electrical impulses over a certain period of time.