affect its price. An item that is in high demand will have a high price. An item that has a low demand will have a low price. Market structure is another economic pricing theory. This theory looks at how many outlets in a given area offer the same (or similar) products. Elasticity of demand measures how much someone will pay for a product before being forced to seek another alternative. There are a several accounting formulas for pricing. In the accounting formulas‚ the cost of a product has to be
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Market Structure o Perfect (pure) competition Price–taking firms each with no influence over the ruling market price (see diagram below) Free entry and exist of businesses in the long run – drives down profits towards a normal profit equilibrium level Each supplier produces homogeneous products – each a perfect substitute – hence the perfectly elastic demand curve for the individual supplier Key factor - interdependent nature of pricing decisions between rival firms Each firm must consider
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Consumer Price index- has absolutely no impact on prices‚ it will not change prices! Possible reasons for it to be inaccurate: 1) New products and technology- tendency to lag the advantage of a new technology. By the time they start incorporation the price it is already cheaper‚ but they use the higher price. This can cause a problem. 2) Quality of products changes- You may be getting more for your money. This can be a negative thing to because you could end up paying for things
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Inflation and Consumer Price Indices Maryam A. Bello and Hilda N. Chukwu Multimedia University Contents ABSTRACT 2 INTRODUCTION 3 A literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Statement Of The Problem 6 Objectives Of The Study 10 Summary and Conclusions 10 Abstract Consumer price index has been confused by a lot of people in recent times. CPI‚ which is one of the most frequently used statistics to identify periods of inflation is also sometimes viewed as an indicator of the effectiveness
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Phase III Individual Project Product‚ Price‚ Promotion & Placement Jerry W. Lane Colorado Technical University Online MKT305-0702B-01: Marketing and the Virtual Marketplace Instructor: Edward Haberek Jr. MBA‚ PHD (Candidate) June 18‚ 2007 Product‚ Price‚ Promotion & Placement Now that we have analyzed our marketing research and we have identified our potential target markets as being in the young adult to middle age adults and from the lower middle class and upward income bracket
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threefold. First‚to identify specific factors and the environment affecting an export price policy. Second‚ to analyse thisthese factors within our firm and to extract the best decisions given our starting point. Finally‚ to consider the above and to give guidelines governing thatwhat should be applied in the international marketing price. It should be noted that in some cases due to an information deficiency‚ assumptions should be madee. “Pricing is the moment of truth” (Stottinger‚2001). Probably this
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when they present or contact with other people in business environment as well as in society‚ they are quite not confident enough to communicate effectively. Hence‚ by studying Business Communication lecture‚ student are not only take note and listening to teacher but also pay attention to the way each person communicate with other through the way they talking and presenting. The teacher asked us about the background of lecture for us to understand the overview of problems. As a result‚ teacher gave
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Five (5) price adjustment strategies Discount and allowance pricing This is when companies adjust their price to reward customer for certain response. Such as early payment of bills and buy one get one half price or free. The many form of discount include a cash payment discount‚ a price reduction to buyers who pay their bills promptly. For examples “2/10 net 30‚” this means although payment is due within 30 days‚ the buyer can deduct 2 percent if the bill is paid within 10 days. Also buyers
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The High Cost of Low Prices Summary The activist Robert Greenwald produced a documentary named Wal-Mart: High Cost of Low Prices to enlighten Americans of the effects this major company has on society. In this documentary‚ Greenwald interviews former employees from different ranks. Greenwald also uses crime rate statistics to demonstrate the lack of surveillance in the parking lot of the store. The producer also interviews the Chinese factory workers who are exploited in China. He also points
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Business Economics Case Number 6 Topic : Elasticity of Demand Objective: a) To apply the concept of elasticity of demand b) To correlate elasticity with decision making Part -I President Mr. Chatterjee of Indian Institute of Business Economics (IIBE)‚ India is concerned about the financial state of his institution. Last year there was a loss of Rs.1.5 million and the trustees are getting restless. Currently there are 1000 full-time students‚ out of that 700 are degree students from
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