English 1023---M02 28 October 2012 Gas Prices Today‚ gas price as a national average have risen to 2.1 dollars per gallon. This is the highest gas price increase since 1990‚ during operation desert storm. What is the cause of this drastic increase in gas prices? Limited supply of crude oil from the Middle East some say. Others think the cause is high trade tariffs on incoming foreign oil. But what is the solution to this problem? Is it drilling in our national wildlife reserves in Alaska? Dropping
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To prevent gasoline prices from having devastating effects on the economy it has been proposed that all gasoline prices in the United States be fixed at the average price for the last two years. For simplicity it will be assumed that this price is $2.50 per gallon. When equilibrium prices are under $2.50 per gallon the excess payments will be kept in a government fund. When retail prices exceed $2.50 per gallon money from this fund will be distributed to pay the difference. Do you think that this
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VALUE Vs PRICE There are four major attributes of a commodity i.e.‚ an item or service produced for‚ and sold on the market has four major attributes. They are: • a value • a use‐value (or utility) • an exchange value • a price (it could be an actual selling price or an imputed ideal price) VALUE In simple words‚ value refers to the importance of a thing or utility of a commodity. But in economics the term “value” has a quite different meaning. According to the famous economist
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The Product 3 Consumer Product Classification 3 Target Market 3 Competitive Situation Analysis 4 Analysis of Competition using Porter’s 5 Forces Model 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Strengths 5 Weaknesses 5 Opportunities 5 Threats 6 Market Objectives 6 Product Objective 6 Price Objective 6 Place Objective 6 Promotion Objective 7 Marketing Strategies 7 Product Strategies 7 Price Strategies 7 Place Strategies 7 Promotion Strategies 7 Tactics and Action Plan 8 Product Action Plan 8 Price Action
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An often debate is whether increasing the price of petrol is an appropriate way to decline traffic and contamination problems. It is undeniable that traffic as well as traffic’s emissions will not work normally if the price of petrol rises. In this case‚ I would contend that the growth of the price of petrol will solve traffic and pollution problems effectively. To begin with‚ I will show some reasons that the price of petrol can control growing traffic completely. Firstly‚ it is obvious that transport
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commercial that confused viewers. Going against common practice‚ they placed Type 1 in retailers with inconsistent prices‚ ranging from $30 at a retailer like JC Penney’s to over $100 at Barney’s‚ with no discernable difference in quality. Levi Strauss pulled the entire line after less than two years and Type 1 proved to be the proud clothier’s most spectacular flop. How marketing can cause a product to fail? [Tata Nano Case Study] by DR VIKRAM VENKATESWARAN on MAY 30‚ 2012 | * -------------------------------------------------
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Qaboos University Advertising and Promotion College of Commerce & Economics IMC Program for 100 PLUS Report 1/5/2012 Zero Group Introduction and Background: The Omani food industry is becoming a huge potential opportunity for new entrants. Global Food Solution LLC.is a recent established company that penetrated that market. The GFS aims to serve the citizens and expatriate within the Sultanate boarders the alternatives of high quality products that were neither offered nor
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India is facing many serious problems nowadays‚ but the problem of price-rise is the most serious one. It is very common these days. The prices of essential commodities are going higher day by day. India is passing through a very hard time nowadays. The problem of prise-rise has become very serious. The government is unable to control the prices of necessary goods. The rise in prices is natural in a developing county like India. But when it goes out of control‚ it causes great difficulties for
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Case title: Click! A Smile for Promotions!!! Point of view: Modern technology has transcended into its fullness in today’s society. Most people if not all have indulged themselves to the modern use of technologies. From big telephones to hi-tech touch screened mobile phones‚ from typewriters to netbooks and from filmed cameras to digital cameras with the use of microsd. There were a lot of changes made to cope up with the changing environment. But for those mentioned gadgets comes their tough
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The traditional way of viewing the components of marketing is via the four Ps: 1. Product. Goods and services (creating offerings). 2. Promotion. Communication. 3. Place. Getting the product to a point at which the customer can purchase it (delivering). 4. Price. The monetary amount charged for the product (exchange). Introduced in the early 1950s‚ the four Ps were called the marketing mix‚ meaning that a marketing plan is a mix of these four components. If the four Ps are the same as
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