Thoen Heavy Machinery Corporation Has Developed a New Drill Press-Model

Essay

Thoen Heavy Machinery Corporation has developed a new drill press-model OU-84-that has been designed to outperform a competitor's best-selling drill press. The competitor's product has a useful life of 30,000 hours of service, has operating costs that average $1.60 per hour, and sells for $189,000. In contrast, model OU-84 has a useful life of 120,000 hours of service and its operating cost is $1.00 per hour. Thoen has not yet established a selling price for model OU-84.
Required:
From a value-based pricing standpoint what range of possible prices should Thoen consider when setting a price for model OU-84?