Morice Industries Inc. has developed a new injection mold, model IA-05, that is designed to offer superior performance to a comparable injection mold sold by Morice's main competitor. The competing injection mold sells for $54,000 and needs to be replaced after 1,000 hours of use. It also requires $7,000 of preventive maintenance during its useful life. Model IA-05's performance capabilities are similar to the competing product with two important exceptions-it needs to be replaced only after 2,000 hours of use and it requires $8,000 of preventive maintenance during its useful life.From a value-based pricing standpoint, what is the reference value that Morice should consider when pricing model IA-05?
A. $68,000
B. $54,000
C. $61,000
D. $108,000
Answer: B
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