This document discusses pricing strategies and objectives. It outlines several factors that affect pricing, including a company's goals, costs, competitors, customers, distribution channels, government regulations, product quality, demand and supply. The document then describes various pricing policies like high pricing, stable pricing, skimming pricing, penetration pricing, and price discrimination. It also discusses different methods for setting prices based on costs, demand, competition, and balancing supply and demand. The key objectives of pricing are to maximize profits, maintain market share, and meet competition.