University of Lethbridge Econ 3030Y – Managerial Economics PRACTICE MIDTERM EXAMINATION Fall 2012 Marks: 80 Time: 2 hours The examination is out of 80 marks. You have 2 hours to complete it – please note the value of each section and plan your work accordingly. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the material. A premium will be placed on the clarity of the exposition. Question 1 (10 marks) Copy the following table in your examination booklet‚ complete
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CHAPTER 10: MARKET POWER AND PRICING STRATEGY Introduction We have examined how firms with market power can generate positive economic profit by influencing the price at which their products or services are sold. This conclusion was based on the assumption that firms must charge the same price to all customers. Now we explore alternative pricing strategies and show that when a firm with market power can “discriminate” among customers‚ additional surplus (beyond that achieved by a single-price
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – Economics Perspective Pharmaceutical industry is unique in the economy since it is a manufacturing industry but is fundamentally based in research and development. The US pharmaceutical industry is an international leader in drug innovation. US produced more new molecular entities‚ both chemical and biological‚ compared to Europe and Japan. The United States also leads‚ by far‚ Europe and Japan in the number for new Patents filed for pharmaceuticals. The United States
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The Pricing Strategies of Fast Foods vs. Restaurants Dateesha L. Cavin Webster University 28 April 2011 Abstract This paper explores the difference in pricing strategies of Fast Food vs. Restaurants. Fast food restaurants compared to sit-down restaurants are exceedingly popular because they prove to fit comfortably in our active‚ modern day lives. Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of cooking meals at home. The reason for this is that many of us are constantly busy with our daily responsibilities
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Objectives of the Marketing Plan “Setting objectives for a marketing plan is not simple and straightforward matter. It is an iterative process whereby objectives are set‚ strategies and action plans are developed‚ and then it is decided whether the planned objectives are impossible‚ achievable or easy. Marketing objectives should be difficult‚ but they must be achievable. The aim is to set objectives that a challenge‚ but can be achieved with effort. They must be motivating rather than discouraging
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Chapter 1 1 Introduction Economics and managerial decision making 2 Economics: The study of the behavior of human beings in producing‚ distributing and consuming material goods and services in a world of scarce resources Management: The science of organizing and allocating a firm’s scarce resources to achieve its desired objectives Managerial economics: The use of economic analysis to make business decisions involving the best use (allocation) of an organization’s scarce
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Pricing strategy is an idea implemented into a plan to get the most favourable price for a service or product that will give way the highest profit. Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix‚ as it is the only mix‚ which generates a turnover for the organisation. The remaining 3p’s are the variable cost for the organisation. It costs to produce and design a product; it costs to distribute a product and costs to promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing
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UNIT IV - PRICING (16 MARKS) 1.EXPLAIN MONOPOLY MARKET WITH PRICING STRUCTURE MONOPOLY Monopoly is the least competitive market structure of all. A pure monopoly is a market with only one producer who produces 100% of the output. Consumers have the least choice in a monopoly market – buy from the monopolist or don’t buy. A monopoly market will have the highest price and the lowest total production of any market structure. The assumptions of monopoly are: One seller: The classic
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(quantity) can be expressed as a function of price: P = $20 - $0.0025Q 0.0025Q = $20 - P Q = 8‚000 – 400P This simple linear characterization of the firm’s demand curve can be used to profitably guide production‚ pricing and promotion decisions. B. The Portland Sea
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Assignment 3: Pricing Strategy and Channel Distribution 1. Determine and discuss a pricing strategy (Penetration and Skimming) The penetration pricing strategy approach is what we are going use to represent our SONO water filter products in today’s market. Since it serves as many customers as possible representing different valua-tions‚ this pric¬ing model will be our best option. The advantage this approach holds for us is the low volume customers‚ who presumably have a relatively lower valu¬ation
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