Royal Consumer Info Products

[jonmoore]

(05-10-2022 12:24 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  While most of the other models are priced about where they were, the 17Bii has crept up to $99.99. I wonder why 4/5 remain the same while the 5th one increased by 25%.

At a guess, I'd suggest that the increase was made to align the price premium to the other HP business calculators. In terms of markup, the business models have always been sold at a premium in comparison to the scientific and graphic calculators (in terms of production cost). Perceived value is a two-edged sword, for every customer complaining that they're paying too much, there's another complaining that the item is 'too cheap' to be a product for 'professionals'.

The 10Bii is cheap enough but that's most definitely a student's calculator.