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Certified Internal Auditor Exam Questions 716–720 (page: 145)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Market-skimming pricing strategies could be appropriate when

  1. No buyers want the product at a high price.
  2. The costs of producing a small volume are low.
  3. Competitors can easily enter the market.
  4. The product is of poor quality.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Market-skimming pricing is used when a new product is introduced at the highest price possible given the benefits of the product. For market skimming to work, the product must appear to be worth its price, the costs of producing a small volume cannot be so high that they eliminate the advantage of charging more, and competitors cannot enter the market and undercut the price.



Which one of the graphs depicts the demand curve for prestige goods?

  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Over some intermediate range of prices, the reaction to a price increase for prestige goods is an increase, not a decrease, in the quantity demanded. Within this range, the demand curve is upward sloping. The reason is that consumers interpret the higher price to indicate a better or more desirable product. Above some price level, the relation between price and quantity} demanded will again became negatively sloped.



Which of the following pricing policies involves the selling company setting freight charges to customers at the actual average freight cost?

  1. Freight absorption pricing.
  2. Uniform delivered pricing.
  3. Zone pricing.
  4. FOB-origin pricing.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

In uniform delivered pricing, the company charges the same price, inclusive of shipping costs, to all customers, regardless of their location. This price is the company's average actual freight cost. Thus, both nearby and distant customers are charged the same amount. This policy is easy to administer, permits the company to advertise one price nationwide. and facilitates marketing to faraway customers.



A seller's price is below an appropriate measure of casts. Moreover, the seller has a reasonable prospect of recovering the resulting loss in the future through higher prices or a greater market share. Accordingly, the seller has engaged in

  1. Collusive pricing.
  2. Dumping.
  3. Predatory pricing.
  4. Price discrimination.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Predatory pricing is intentionally pricing below cost to eliminate competition and reduce supply. Federal statutes and many state laws prohibit the practice. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that pricing is predatory when tvvo conditions are met: 1) the seller's price is below an appropriate measure of its costs, " and 2) it has a reasonable prospect of recovering the resulting IOSS through higher prices or greater market share.



In which product-mix pricing strategy is it appropriate for the seller to accept any price that exceeds the storage and deliver} casts for the product?

  1. By-product pricing.
  2. Optional-product pricing.
  3. Captive-product pricing.
  4. Product-bundle pricing.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A by-product is a product of relatively minor importance generated during the production of one or more other products. Its production entails no additional costs. Any amount received above the storage and delivery. casts for a by-product allows the seller to reduce the main product's price to make it more competitive.



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