The importance of price in the modern economic system not be overemphasized. However‚ to set the right price for any commodity or service‚ some parameters or determinants come to play. Among the determinants of factoring price are:- • Tender • Sales by Auction • Haggling etc‚ and these are discussed below. 1. Interaction of the forces of Demand and Supply:- In a perfectly competitive market or what is sometimes referred to as a free market economy‚ prices are determined by
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Assignment 2 Price Elasticity Of Demand Price Elasticity of Demand is the quantitative measure of consumer behavior whereby there is indication of response of quantity demanded for a product or service to change in price of the good or service ( Mankiw‚2007). The Price Elasticity of Demand is calculated using either the point method or the midpoint method. The Point Method Price Elasticity of Demand = Percentage change of Quantity Demanded Percentage change of Price The Midpoint Method
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Price Strategy Price is the amount of the money customers have to pay to obtain the product. The value that received from the product must be higher than the value that customers pay for exchange its goods and services. Price does affect customers’ choice in the products or services. Customers today are willing to pay more because the higher price means higher quality one brand offers to them. As the product passes through its life cycle‚ its pricing strategies usually change. For each stage of
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The average stock prices for each of the four years shown in Exhibit 1 were as follows: 1998 111/4 = 27.75 1999 163/4 = 40.75 2000 281/2 = 140.5 2001 91/2 = 45.5 a. compute the price/earnings ratio for each year. That is‚ take the stock price shown above and divide by net income per common stock-dilution from exhibit 1. 2001 (3‚417)/$ 0.27 = 12‚655.5 2000 (3‚379)/$0 .55 = 6‚143.63 1999 (3‚282)/$ 0.31 = 10‚587.09 1998 (3‚180)/$ 0.24 = 13‚250.00 b. Why do you think P/E has changed
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What can we say about the price elasticity of demand for nicotine products (such as cigarettes‚ pipes‚ tobacco) in the group of nicotine addicted users‚ versus the group of "social smokers"? Price elasticity of demand is defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. (Douglas‚ E.‚ (2012) sec. 4.2) The price elasticity of demand is the same for addicted users and social smokers. Smoking is an expensive habit. In Mississippi where I live tax on a
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Price/Earnings Ratio Model (P/E) The P/E looks at the relationship between the stock price and the company’s earnings. The P/E is the most popular metric of stock analysis. A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings. For example‚ if a company is currently trading at $60 a share and earnings over the last 12 months were $2 per share‚ the P/E ratio for the stock would be 30 ($60/$2). The earnings multiplier can be computed as follows: P/E Ratio = Current
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to make sound business decisions‚ it is important to be able to recognize certain elements of a demand curve. For instance‚ if Apple raised its prices by five percent‚ what would happen to its revenues? The answer to this question depends on the response of Apple consumers. Will the consumer refrain from making purchases completely or just cut back on them? How a consumer responds to price changes is known as price elasticity. The price elasticity of demand can be influenced by availability of
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Why does oil prices rise and fall? Of all industries in the world‚ oil industry is indeed an international business which affects most countries in the world. As the oil is the most consumed energy‚ it plays a vital role in daily lives as well as economy and social development. Also‚ the oil industry leads to new technology development both directly and indirectly. It has been deployed as a means for economy and political negotiation. Nevertheless‚ “crude oil” when refined into various petroleum
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Price Elasticity Elasticity‚ in layman terms can be defined as the ability of an object to stretch or transform in shape‚ and return to its original form. This definition can be applied to many facets of life. In business we say that it is a measure of responsiveness; ‘measure’ being an expression that suggests numerical factors. In economics‚ elasticity is commonly measured in the price elasticity of demand‚ and the price elasticity of supply. Price elasticity of demand is the measure
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Frederick Harris delivers a compelling critique of Barack Obama’s presidency and the effects it has had on black politics in his book‚ The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics. Harris a professor of Political Science at Columbia University and currently heads the Institute of Research in African-American Studies at the university as well. His unique perspective and powerful claim that Obama’s presidency has essentially hurt black Americans in politics‚ introduces
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