I've heard this exact response in interviews--we want to know if we're 'in the ballpark' so we don't 'waste time', which is another way of saying either 'this i

I've heard this exact response in interviews--we want to know if we're 'in the ballpark' so we don't 'waste time', which is another way of saying either 'this is our budget' or ' we don't want to pay more than this'. Everything I said still applies to how I'd respond.