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Pricing Engine

Multi-stage price calculation engine with modifiers, volume breaks, and zone-based adjustments.

Responsibilities​

Price Calculation​

  • Calculate final prices from base prices
  • Apply multi-stage modifier chains
  • Handle volume break tiers
  • Process customer-specific pricing
  • Adjust for delivery zones

Snapshot Management​

  • Capture pricing state at engagement creation
  • Store complete context for historical accuracy
  • Enable price consistency throughout engagement lifecycle
  • Support audit and compliance requirements

Transparency​

  • Provide breakdown of all modifiers applied
  • Show step-by-step calculation
  • Maintain audit trail of price changes
  • Support historical price snapshots

Lifecycle​

1. Base Price Retrieval​

  • Fetch product base price
  • Apply current date/time context
  • Check for promotional overrides

2. Modifier Application​

Sequential application of modifiers:

  • Volume break discounts
  • Customer-specific pricing
  • Delivery zone adjustments
  • Custom tenant modifiers

Price Modifiers​

Volume Breaks​

Quantity-based tier pricing:

QuantityPriceDiscount
1-9$10.00Base
10-49$9.0010%
50-99$8.5015%
100+$8.0020%

Customer Pricing​

Customer-specific rates:

  • Contract pricing
  • Negotiated rates
  • Account-level discounts

Pricing Engine: Sophisticated, transparent, and fast.