Profit oriented goals are including three main variables. Profit maximizing has the goal of extraction of maximal possible profit. Satisfactory profit goals target the specific profit rate. Return on investment pricing is primarily focused on direct return of investment to the investor.

Sales oriented goals can have two main targets. Market share approach is targeting a specific price level that should bring the company to the specific position in the market. Sales maximizing prices is supposed to bring direct increase of profit.

Competition variable is very important, therefore the company can adopt several price policies that should address the competition in appropriate way. Competition avoiding process have a goal of avoiding clashes ( price wars ) with competition. Repelling prices policy has the aim of discouraging the competition from entering the new market or product category. Stabile prices policy is the common price strategy that brings balance between attractiveness to shoppers and challenge to competition.

Prestige price positioning have relatively high price level. There is a certain segment of customers that are willing to pay high premium price in order to distinguish themselves from the majority of the market. These customers are building their lifestyle image by purchasing exclusive and luxury products.

Status Quo is pricing policy when company does not want to make to make disturbances in the market. This is the case with the products that have the specific position in the market, while any bigger alteration in price policy would not bring much value.