Catalog pricing refers to pricing from which source?

• A. Pricing from the vendor catalog.
• B. Pricing set by the consumer.
• C. Pricing determined by the government.
• D. Pricing based on the end user's budget.

Answer: (A)

Catalog pricing is the price shown in a vendor’s product catalog—the standard, published price that the supplier lists for each item. This price serves as the baseline designers use to estimate costs and build quotes, before any trade discounts, promotions, or special terms are applied. It comes from the vendor, not from what a consumer personally sets, nor from government mandates, and it’s not chosen based on the end user’s budget. The client’s budget or negotiations might affect the final price, but the source of catalog pricing itself is the vendor’s catalog.