Cost-Based Pricing for Services Challenges
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Why is cost-based pricing often more difficult for services?

  • Workforce turnover is low in most service industries, making cost estimation easier.
  • The cost of goods sold is a small or nonexistent portion of the total cost for intangible products. (correct)
  • It is easier to forecast labor needs accurately in service settings compared to tangible product settings.
  • Finding good personnel is not an ongoing challenge in service industries.
  • What contributes to the challenge of accurately forecasting labor needs in many service settings?

  • Ease of finding good personnel
  • Fluctuating demand in service settings (correct)
  • Stable workforce turnover in service industries
  • High percentage of cost of goods sold in service industry
  • Why is finding good personnel considered an ongoing challenge in service industries?

  • Low workforce turnover and ease of finding good personnel
  • Stable labor needs and fluctuating demand
  • High workforce turnover and difficulty in finding good personnel (correct)
  • High percentage of cost of goods sold in service industry
  • What makes cost-based pricing more difficult for services compared to tangible product settings?

    <p>The small or nonexistent portion of the total cost that is attributed to cost of goods sold for intangible products</p> Signup and view all the answers

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