problems: DQ1: Discuss the ethics of pricing products to match the value that consumers are willing to pay for products (e.g.‚ $2.50 bottle of water‚ $150 running shoes‚ etc.). Is it unethical to charge high prices when the cost of making a product is significantly less than the retail price? Provide examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates General Questions - General General Questions BUS235 Week 1 DQ 1 Marketing Trends BUS235 Week 1 DQ 2 Customer Needs and Wants
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trees are endangered‚ causing the price to go up.The pernambuco bow is made of heavier and denser wood than other bows. The wood has strength and responsiveness‚ and elasticity. The pernambuco’s camber(curve) is deeper. Many people suggest it should be used with intermediate and advanced instrumentalists because of it’s a higher quality bow appropriate for more advanced players. R.A. Meinel Pernambuco bow The R.A Meinel is pernambuco bow that ranges in prices from $150 to $500. Shemeka Eldridge
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Case Study Hansen Bathrooms Hansen Bathrooms is a producer of baths‚ washbasins‚ toilets and bidets. The company has been in the bathroom market for over 50 years and while sales have never been spectacular the company has managed to withstand the impact of several economic recessions by prudent cash flow management. Experts in the industry describe Hansen as a traditional‚ reliable producer that tends to follow market trends rather than lead. As a response to changing times Hansen recruited
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schedule‚ the quality‚ and the price. Retailers are now more powerful than manufacturers‚ and they are forcing the decision to move production offshore.2 The player in the film suggests the Walmart is using pull strategy‚ which the want. And the player thinks this way is more efficiency and increase U.S. productivity as well. 2. a. In my opinion‚ Walmart is belongs to the shareholder model. The main reason is‚ Walmart strives for the lowest cost and gives the best price to its customers‚ in order
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groups which provided some very key results. Going further into this problem we must also assess whether all products within the stores should entail everyday low pricing‚ and if not all which ones. We must also determine how much lower the standard price will be set for all products in order to be considered everyday low pricing. The survey and focus groups also identified that the variety of products the consumers are looking for are not present as well‚ and that must also be assessed. Situational
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time out of 10) percent of the attendance. Based on the information given in the case‚ the expected number of attendees is; E(x) = 80‚000*0.25 + 50‚000*0.5 + 20‚000*0.25 = 50‚000 people Standing Area Attendance 20‚000 Selling price per shirt: $100/12 = $8.33 Sale Price of leftover T-shirts to discount clothing chain $1.50 Per T-shirt George requested a cost estimate of shirts supply which is presented in the below table: Order Size Cost 5‚000 $17‚750 7‚500 $25‚250 10‚000
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Ben Sherman uses major fashion shows to launch its collections to the press. Price The price of a product relates to its perceived value. Lower priced items will expect a higher volume of sales‚ whilst fewer sales of luxury products may achieve the same revenue through higher pricing. Ben Sherman has to assess which markets its products are aimed at and set a price to match. Ben Sherman produces mostly medium-price range products. There are a number of pricing strategies that a business can use
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avoided (Moon‚ 2004). Third‚ their product strategy provides IKEA with a competitive advantage. IKEA has a product strategy council that establishes product priorities and a product developer that uses “the matrix” to set targets for their retail prices‚ that are usually 30-40% lower than its competitors (Moon‚ 2004). 2. What do you think of the company’s product strategy and product range? Do you agree with the matrix approach described in Figure B of the case? What is most important about
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The first slowdown was in 2007‚ after that time premium jeans never the same. Between 2008 and 2010 the premium denim prices fell 10-15 percent over this time period. There were different tactics these premium denim designers including 7 for mankind‚ True Religion‚ Diesel‚ Joe Jeans and Levi Strauss tried to attempt to maintain their positions. Some did this by lowering the price of jeans‚ creating lower priced jeans (i.e. recession collection and jeggings)‚ creating more brands and stores. This
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department has recommended an introductory unit sales price of $30. The incremental selling expenses are estimated to be $502‚000 annually plus $2 for each unit sold‚ regardless of manufacturing method. Question: A. Calculate the estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product if Martinez Company uses the: 1. Capital-intensive method. Total Fixed Cost = 250‚8000 + 502‚000 = 301‚0000 Contribution Margin Per Unit = Selling Price –Variable Costs = 30 -5 - 6 - 3 - 2 = $14 Breakeven
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