Page 19 TABLE 12-1 Consolidated Diversified operated a number of companies in the computing industry, each facing different pricing situations. At SoftSolutions, a business software company, the pricing objectives emphasised current financial outcomes over long-run performance. PCKing, a clone computer maker, was pricing to dominate the market and focused on long-run profit from lower costs. MainFrame, their mainframe computer arm, was plagued by too much capacity and was pricing to just hold on. At PowerStation, their workstation computer maker, the engineers made the very best workstations on the market and prices supported a large R & D budget. At KidsPower, Consolidated priced basic PC models very low to encourage school kids from low income households to get into computers early.
Page 19 TABLE 12-1 Consolidated Diversified operated a number of companies in the computing industry, each facing different pricing situations. At SoftSolutions, a business software company, the pricing objectives emphasised current financial outcomes over long-run performance. PCKing, a clone computer maker, was pricing to dominate the market and focused on long-run profit from lower costs. MainFrame, their mainframe computer arm, was plagued by too much capacity and was pricing to just hold on. At PowerStation, their workstation computer maker, the engineers made the very best workstations on the market and prices supported a large R & D budget. At KidsPower, Consolidated priced basic PC models very low to encourage school kids from low income households to get into computers early.
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