Petrol companies have the market structure of an oligopoly. An oligopoly is a market structure where there are a few dominant firms whose behavior is interdependent. There are a few dominant firms relative to market size‚ and they each command a large proportion of the market share‚ thus having strong monopoly power. Examples of petrol companies include Shell‚ Caltex and Exxon Mobil. Their demand curve is downward sloping‚ meaning that they are price setters. Petrol is a homogeneous product‚ hence
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The pricing strategy for a new product should be developed so that the desired impact on the market is achieved while the emergence of competition is discouraged. Two basic strategies that may be used in pricing a new product are skimming pricing and penetration pricing. Skimming Pricing Skimming pricing is the strategy of establishing a high initial price for a product with a view to “skimming the cream off the market” at the upper end of the demand curve. It is accompanied by heavy expenditure
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discussion on the pricing strategy for foreign corporations in China ---taking an example of IKEA Name: Juyan Wang (Joyce) Class: PS 06-01 Tutor: Stephen Ashworth Date: 2014-8-25 A discussion on the pricing strategy for foreign corporations in China---taking an example of IKEA Abstract IKEA‚ as one of the most valuable brands in the world remained far ahead of its competitors because of its particular business management in European and American market. However‚ it
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{text:bookmark-start} Introduction: {text:bookmark-end} We will basically focus on the pricing strategies adopted by these two affluence companies‚ how the change in the strategy of one of them reflects in the strategy of the other. {text:bookmark-start} Entry barriers in soft drink Market: {text:bookmark-end} The several factors that make it very difficult for the competition to enter the soft drink market include: Network Bottling: Both Coke and PepsiCo have franchisee agreements
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Pricing the Cloud‚ the new report from Researcher Report researched during the first quarter of 2013 provides coverage of global public cloud pricing with a comparison of virtual CPU‚ storage and bandwidth pricing for the key providers. It provides examples of pricing trends and a forecast for cloud computing pricing and revenues over the 5 year period from 2014 to 2019. The evolution of cloud computing‚ public‚ private & hybrid cloud services Cloud computing has evolved over time from a public
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How Starbucks Uses Pricing Strategy for Profit Maximization by Tucker Dawson Last Thursday Starbucks raised their beverage prices by an average of 1% across the U.S‚ a move that represented the company’s first significant price increase in 18 months. I failed to notice because the price change didn’t affect grande or venti (medium and large) brewed coffees and I don’t mess with smaller sizes‚ but anyone who purchases tall size (small) brews saw as much as a 10 cent increase.The company’s third quarter
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“In the first quarter of 2010‚ the market for private homes in Singapore saw a record breaking prices and transaction volumes‚ prompting calls for government intervention to cool the market.” Using economic analysis‚ explain the reasons for the “record breaking prices and transaction volumes” for private homes in Singapore. Private homes in Singapore seeing a record breaking prices and transaction volumes is due to the actions of both the consumers and the producers‚ which will cause a shift in
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Strategies for Market Penetration Abstract With the effect of globalization‚ we have witnessed a fast- changing nature of the international business environment. The competition in global playground‚ therefore‚ has been becoming fiercer and fiercer. In this decisive battle‚ every company must always struggle to survive. There is no other way but developing new strategies‚ which help to make their products and brand meet the consumers’ needs. From that standpoint‚ this paper concentrates
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The Left Digit Effect in Pricing Strategy: $19.99 Because $20 is Too Much! Have you ever come across price tags that have 9 endings? Have you ever bought those merchandise with 9 endings thinking that was the best deal and ended up with an enormous bill? Do you notice that the 9 endings are usually printed in a much smaller size than the digits on the left? This is a result of a psychological concept called “The Left Digit Effect” in which people tend to pay more attention to the left-most digits
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business. Each of the above business segments has its own characteristics in terms of investments revenues potential‚ costs‚ as well as production requirements. The new airline ’s pricing strategy will also set it apart from the pack and will form a key aspect of its overall marketing strategy. Factors to consider before pricing are: (i) Cost factors: - An airline incurs two types of cost of operations‚ Fixed and variable. Fixed costs are that of the Aircraft acquisition‚ Fuel‚ Staff salaries‚
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