Tier rate entriesare the appropriate configuration when the rate applied to a usage resource changes according to the quantity consumed. In this case, API-call pricing depends on the customer ' s usage pattern, meaning Revenue Management needs quantity bands or tiers that associate different consumption ranges with different rates.

A tier-based structure enables pricing such as one rate for the first volume range, another rate for the next range, and additional rates as usage increases. This is the standard pattern for consumption pricing where the monetary charge is driven by usage quantity rather than by a fixed base amount or a product attribute.

Option B, base card entries, would represent foundational rate-card information but does not by itself model multiple quantity-dependent rate levels. Option C, attribute rate entries, would be more appropriate where the rate is selected according to an attribute or characteristic rather than consumption thresholds.

Therefore, the company ' s requirement for usage-pattern-dependent API-call pricing maps directly to tier rate entries.

Study Guide Reference:Configure, Price, Quote — Usage-Based Pricing; Rate Cards; Tier Rate Entries; consumption pricing.

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