Question

Average cost pricing

1. will result in disappointing profits when the firm sells more than it expected to sell.
2. will never lead to a higher than expected profit.
3. takes the demand curve into account when calculating a price.
4. is most likely to result in the expected level of profit when demand is inelastic within the range of possible prices.
5. All of the above are true.

Answer 1

4. is most likely to result in the expected level of profit when demand is inelastic within the range of possible prices.

Step-by-step explanation:

Average cost pricing is most likely to result in the expected level of profit when demand is inelastic within the range of possible prices. The average cost pricing rule is a pricing strategy that regulators impose on certain businesses to limit the price they are able to charge consumers for its products/services equal to the costs necessary to create the product/service. This implies that businesses will set the unit price of a product relatively close to the average cost needed to produce it.