ONCOLOGY PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING: Cancer medication prices have been increasing since 15 years and has been affecting the patients as well the American Healthcare System. Cancer treatments cost nearly 20% to 30% of total out- of- pocket expenses for the patient and a financial burden of $20000 to $30000 per year. I hereby present a few facts about prescription drug pricing in U.S.A for oncology[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]:- • According to IMS Institute of Health Informatics‚ prescription
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CAPM vs. APT Asset Pricing Model are very useful tools that enable financial annalists or just simply independent investors evaluate the risk in an specific investment and at the same time set a specific rate of return with respect the amount of risk of an individual investment or a portfolio. The CAPM method while simpler than the ATP method takes into consideration the factor of time and does not get too wrapped up over the Systematic risk factors that sometimes we can not control. In this paper
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com/rpm FUTURES The future of revenue management and pricing science Phi Hoang Received (in revised form): 1st August‚ 2006 Walt Disney World E-mail: Phi.Hoang@disney.com Phi Hoang is currently Director of Decision Science for Revenue Management at Walt Disney World where he is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction for applying operations research and statistical techniques to solve complex revenue management and pricing problems. He has been with Disney since 1995 and has played
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Arbitrage Pricing Theory The fundamental foundation for the arbitrage pricing theory is the law of one price‚ which states that 2 identical items will sell for the same price‚ for if they do not‚ then a riskless profit could be made by arbitrage—buying the item in the cheaper market then selling it in the more expensive market. This principle also applies to financial instruments‚ such as stocks and bonds. For instance‚ if Microsoft stock is selling for $30 on one exchange‚ but $30.25 on another
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Abstract The purpose of this project is to understand the pricing mechanism of red meat in the perspective of Rajshahi‚ Bangladesh. There are some factors that influence the meat price. Two parties are directly involved with pricing mechanism of meat in general though some uncontrollable variables intervene. Regarding these factors what the consumers perception is about the pricing of red meat. Key words: Meat price‚ factors influence the meat price‚ uncontrollable variables‚ consumer perception
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Question (2010/2011 Exam – Q7 (section B)): The Capital Asset Pricing Model holds in economies satisfying a certain set of conditions. State four of these conditions and identify why they are essential for the model to hold (you are not expected to derive the entire model but you must identify the steps in the theory where these conditions play an important role). Under 7 sets of key assumptions‚ we know that all agents will hold a particular market portfolio‚ which consists of the same proportion
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Pricing is both an art as well as science. There is no one right way to determine the price of products or services you are selling. To a large extent‚ the price is based on the value customers perceive to get from the product and what they are willing to pay for it. So what factors do you need to consider when pricing your products and services? 1.Objectives of the Business : There may be various objectives of the firm such as getting a reasonable rate of return‚ to capture the market‚ maintenance
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Management Decision Emerald Article: Differential pricing and segmentation on the Internet: the case of hotels Rama Yelkur‚ Maria Manuela Nêveda DaCosta Article information: To cite this document: Rama Yelkur‚ Maria Manuela Nêveda DaCosta‚ (2001)‚"Differential pricing and segmentation on the Internet: the case of hotels"‚ Management Decision‚ Vol. 39 Iss: 4 pp. 252 - 262 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740110391411 Downloaded on: 15-11-2012 References: This document
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Individual Report Case 2 1. What was Apple’s primary pricing objective when it introduced the iPhone? What was its primary objective in cutting the product’s price just two months after introduction? Apple’s primary pricing objective when it introduced the iPhone is set high pricing at $599 in order to reinforce the brand’s high-end positioning and special cachet and also make profit from from the very start of iPhone’s life. The primary objective in cutting the product’s price
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Following the Battle of Gaugamela‚ Alexander planned on deploying the same tactics used against the Persians during the battle in Issus. In reply‚ his generals disagreed with repeating that tactic as it would put Alexander in danger‚ it would leave the left and center unit weaken against Persian‚ and purpose that Alexander take the fight towards Darius together with his army. Alexander opposed to his general’s idea as he was very firmed on his own belief and reassured his generals that if he is able
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