Explanation:

✅ A. A Pricing Plan Entry, with type as Price and charge type as Recurring. This is a core component of Industries CPQ pricing. A Pricing Plan Entry is a single step within a Pricing Plan that defines a specific pricing action. In this case, the type is Price (for the customer) and the charge type is Recurring (for the monthly fee). The Recurring charge type is what makes it a subscription-based product.

✅ C. A Price List Entry, with amount as $60, currency as USD and charge type as Recurring. The Price List is the central repository for all product prices. A Price List Entry is a specific record that links a product to its price, including the currency, amount, and the charge type. For this new subscription service, you need to define its price as $60 in USD and set the charge type as Recurring so the system knows it's a monthly charge.

Why the others are incorrect:

❌B. A Price Book Entry, with amount as $60. currency as USD and charge type as Recurring: This is a standard Salesforce CPQ object, not an Industries CPQ object. While a standard CPQ may use Price Book Entries, Industries CPQ uses Price Lists and Price List Entries for its advanced pricing model.

❌D. A Pricing Variable, with type as Price and charge type as Recurring: A Pricing Variable is a reusable piece of metadata used within a pricing plan to define a value, but it doesn't hold the final price itself. It's an element used to build a pricing model, not the final price record.

Explanation:

✔️ The Energy and Utilities Base Service license is the foundational, industry-specific license that grants users access to the core Energy & Utilities Cloud objects and functionality. This includes the ability to manage Service Points, Service Agreements, and critically, to schedule field work using the integrated Work Order Management features.
✔️ Scheduling a field technician appointment for a customer is a core business process within the Energy & Utilities Cloud application. The Contact Center Console is built upon this foundation, meaning the user must have the industry license to access the underlying data and functions.

Why not A) Salesforce Field Service license: While the action involves scheduling a field technician, the Energy & Utilities Cloud has its own native, integrated work order and scheduling capabilities that do not require a separate Field Service license. The scheduling functionality is part of the core Utilities package, not the standalone Field Service product.

Why not B) Salesforce Contact Center license: "Contact Center" is a term for a console application and a general capability, not a specific license name. The console provides the interface, but the user still requires the appropriate license (in this case, the Energy and Utilities license) to access the business logic and data behind it.

Why not D) Salesforce Service Console license: This is a generic license that allows a user to access the Service Cloud console app. However, it does not include the rights to the proprietary Energy & Utilities Cloud data model, objects, or industry-specific features like utility-specific work order scheduling. A user with only a Service Console license would not be able to see or use the Utilities-specific functionality.

Reference:
Salesforce Energy & Utilities Cloud Licensing Guide. The Energy and Utilities Base Service license is a prerequisite for any user needing access to industry-specific features, which includes the work order scheduling capabilities presented in the Contact Center console.