In a typical pricing flow, who quotes price to designers?

• A. The end user.
• B. The retailer.
• C. The supplier.
• D. The designer.

Answer: (C)

In this pricing flow, the supplier provides the initial price quotation to the designer. The designer uses that supplier quote as the base, then applies their own markup or fees to present a client-facing price. The end user is the buyer, not the source of quotes to designers, and the retailer generally presents prices to clients or handles resale, not the designer’s supplier pricing. The designer themselves doesn’t typically issue price quotes to other designers as part of the standard procurement process. So the supplier is the one who quotes price to designers.