An price,
quantity or amount that an individual uses or includes in a report or price quote, with little or no thought involved
beforehand. Derived from the older
proverb, "pulling a out of your ass". More commonly used as an abbreviation.
Engineer #1: "Hey, we need
a price quickly on
the gazebo to finish the estimate, give me an ass-pulled number (
APN)! "
Engineer #2: "Yeah, use $20,000..."