Salesforce CPQ-301 Exam - Topic 9 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's CPQ-301 exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 9

Universal Containers provide a discount for an enterprise-level customer if a single line's Net price is above a certain threshold. The Admin has set up a Price Rule with a reference to a custom formula field on the Price Condition to apply the discount automatically. The user has to click calculate twice for the discount to apply.

What is the most likely cause of the issue?

AThe use of formula fields in Price Conditions is unsupported, so the Price Rule fires and returns an error the first time.

BThe Evaluation Scope of the Price rule is set incorrectly to fire on the configurator, so the Price Rule fires on the configure Products page.

CThe referenced formula field contains date/time date information that is unsupported, so the Price Rule fires sporadically.

DThe referenced formula field contains information that has yet to be calculated, so the Price Rule fires the second time it's evaluated.

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Suggested Answer: A

by Silva at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Millie

5 days ago

B) The Evaluation Scope of the Price rule is set incorrectly to fire on the configurator, so the Price Rule fires on the configure Products page.

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Donette

11 days ago

Ah, the classic "wait for it" approach to discounts. Gotta keep those customers on their toes!

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Quinn

16 days ago

D) The referenced formula field contains information that has yet to be calculated, so the Price Rule fires the second time it's evaluated.

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Trinidad

21 days ago

I thought date/time fields were usually okay in formulas, but maybe there's something specific here that's causing the rule to fire inconsistently?

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Dino

26 days ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like if the formula field isn't calculated yet, it might explain why the discount only applies after clicking calculate twice.

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Bambi

1 month ago

I think I saw a similar question in our practice exam about evaluation scopes. If it's firing on the wrong page, that could definitely cause issues.

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Mireya

1 month ago

I remember something about formula fields not being fully supported in certain contexts. Could that be why the discount doesn't apply right away?

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Jose

1 month ago

I think D is the most likely answer. The formula field probably needs time to calculate the necessary information before the discount can be applied correctly.

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Cassi

2 months ago

Option A seems unlikely to me. The question states that the Price Rule is set up correctly, so I don't think the use of formula fields would be the issue.

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Juliana

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards option B. If the Evaluation Scope is set incorrectly, that could cause the Price Rule to fire on the configure Products page instead of the right place.

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Vicente

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. The question mentions a custom formula field, but it's not clear what that field is calculating. I'd need more information about the formula to determine the root cause.

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Maryln

2 months ago

I think the most likely cause is option D. The formula field probably contains information that hasn't been calculated yet, so the Price Rule needs to fire a second time for the discount to apply.

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