Prices established in the 2002 Farm Act used for calculating counter-cyclical payments (CCPs) for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, rice, upland cotton, oilseeds, and peanuts Target prices are fixed for 2002-03 and then raised to fixed level for 2004-07, except for soybeans and rice, which remain at the 2002-03 levels Prior to 1996 target prices were used to calculate deficiency payments
Fixed fee and incentive fee formula A method of pricing in which the contractor is paid costs reasonably and properly incurred as determined by audit, together with an agreed upon fixed fee as profit supplemented by an incentive fee which will be paid to the contractor on any savings achieved between a prescribed target cost and the actual cost as established by audit A target price contract may also include a provision for a ceiling price
Used in the context of takeovers, this refers to the price at which an acquirer aims to buy a target firm Used in the context of options, this refers to the price of the underlying security at which an option will become in-the-money Used in the context of stocks, this refers to the price that an investor hopes a stock will reach in a certain time period
In the context of takeovers, the price at which an acquirer aims to buy a target firm In the context of options, the price of the underlying security at which an option will become in the money In the context of stocks, the price that an investor hopes a stock will reach in a certain time period
Used only in English auctions, the target price is the minimum price set by the seller, indicating the lowest bid they will accept for their item(s) In the case of a reverse auction, it is the highest price the buyer is willing to accept