Assume that ABC Company planned to conduct the market survey to know the opinions of the customers on the price they want to pay based on the functionality and quality of the products of the company. After knowing the price they took some control measures to achieve the desired profit. Being the accounting specialization student, explain the costing method followed by the ABC Company to get required profit.

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