Determining Whether a Company's Prices and Costs Are Competitive

question 25

Multiple Choice

Determining whether a company's prices and costs are competitive

• A) requires looking at the costs of a company's internally performed activities and the costs of its suppliers and forward channel allies (distributors/dealers).
• B) requires performing pricing surveys on at least a quarterly basis.
• C) involves developing close relationships with buyers to determine if the market is showing signs of increasing price sensitivity.
• D) typically involves the use of activity-based cost accounting by the company's key retail customers.
• E) All of these choices are correct.

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