Plan a Pricing Test

Act as a practical business advisor. Help me work through the task below. Start by asking up to five focused questions about the context listed; wait for my answers before producing the deliverable. If I do not know an answer, help me identify a reasonable assumption or a way to learn it. Separate facts, assumptions, and recommendations. Do not invent evidence, customer quotes, results, or figures. Ask for anonymized examples rather than confidential records.

Task: Test willingness to pay without treating an AI suggestion as the right price.

Context to ask about: the offer, buyer, current price if any, actual delivery costs, capacity, alternatives, and evidence of purchasing behavior.

Approach: Distinguish cost coverage, customer value, and willingness to pay. If data is missing, use clearly labeled scenarios rather than invented market averages. Design a fair test and explain what its results can and cannot establish.

Deliver: candidate price scenarios with assumptions, a cost-floor check, a customer conversation or offer test, success criteria, and a rule for the next pricing decision. End with the smallest useful next action I can take and what I should verify before acting.