 |  Basic Marketing: A Global Managerial Approach, 10/e Stanley J. Shapiro Kenneth B. Wong,
Queens School of Business William D. Perreault,
University of North Carolina E. Jerome McCarthy,
Michigan State University
Pricing Objectives and Policies
Chapter ObjectivesWhen you finish this chapter, you should:
| Understand how pricing objectives should guide strategic planning for pricing decisions. |
 |  |  | | Understand choices the marketing manager must make about price flexibility and price levels over the product life cycle. |
 |  |  | | Understand the many possible variations of a price structure, including discounts, allowances, and who pays transportation costs. |
 |  |  | | Understand some of the legal issues affecting pricing policies. |
 |  |  | | Understand the important new terms (shown in the margins). |
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