MSRP is really an arbitrary number. How does it calculate its "suggested" price ? Minimum wage is $5.15 in Georgia and $11.00 in California. Unemployment is 2.1% Hawaii and 7.3% in Alaska. I have no idea what retail rental rates are, but I am sure there is a considerable difference between New York City, and Alabama. I'm sure Florida sales are a lot more consistant than somehwhere seasonal like New Hampshire or Maine. Up there you have to earn January's rent on sales you make in July.
When you think of all the costs a business has to cover, and how variable those are from north to south, rural to metropolitan, etc. One, universal MSRP is not a realistic concept.
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