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mktg final Ch 11
Marketing final Ch 11
Question | Answer |
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price | the assignment of value, or the amount the consumer must exchange to receive the offering |
steps to price the product | 1.develop pricing objectives 2.estimate demand 3.determine costs 4.evaluate the pricing environment 5.choose a pricing strategy 6.develop pricing tactics |
developing price objectives - supports broader objectives | sales/mktg obj-maximize sales/marketing share. profit obj-focus on profit margin/target growth-critical for fads.competitive obj-have effect on comp's efforts.cust satis obj-profits from happy customers.image enhance obj-price inference-quality prestige |
how to estimate demand (the steps) | -identify number of buyers for their product - multiply that estimate times the avg number each consumer will purchase - predict companys market share - estimaed demand is the share of the whole (estimated) pie |
price elasticity of demand | the percentage change in unit sales that results from a percentage change in the price - % change quantity demanded/% change price - indicates that changes in price usually cause demand to stretch or retract |
elastic vs inelastic demand | demand in which changes in price have large effects on the amount demanded, >1 using formula : demand in which changes in price have little or no effect on the amount demanded, <1 using formula |
cross-elasticity of demand | when changes in the price of one product affect the demand for another item |
variable cost vs. fixed cost | the costs of production that are tied to and vary depending on the number of units produced. costs of production that do not change with the number of units produced |
break-even analysis | a method for determining the number of units that a firm must produce and sell at a given price to cover all its costs |
what does evaluating the pricing environment involve? | looking for a competitive advantage, taking into account economic conditions, how competition will respond, consumer trends |
oligopoly vs monopolistic competition vs pure competition: how it affects pricing | mrkt has few sellers, many buyers (airlines) all pricing is similar. many sellers offer diff products (restaurants) each firm prices own products w/out concern for comp price. market price determ by demand & supply, do not raise/lower price (farmers) |
pricing strategies based on cost | cost-based strategies are simple to calculate and relatively risk-free - dont consider nature of target market, demand, competition, PLC, and product image - cost-plus pricing |
cost-plus pricing | a method of setting prices in which the seller totals all the costs for the product and then adds an amount to arrive at the selling price |
price strategies based on demand | demand-based- estimates of demand @ diff prices, consumer surveys, field experiments, etc. target costing- kinda works backwards, what cust are willing to pay, then make product cheaper. yield mngmnt- airlines, hotels - changing price for different cust |
pricing strategies based on the competition | price leadership- when 1 firm 1st sets price and other firms follow, usually the rule for oligopolistic industry, provides legal way for firms to coordinate rates (collusion is illegal) |
pricing strategies | strategies based on cost - cost-plus pricing, strategies based on the competition - price leadership strategies based on demand - target costing and yield mngmt pricing, based on needs- EDLP, New product pricing - skimming, penetration and trial pricing |
pricing strategies based on customer needs | EDLP - value pricing - every day low pricing - a pricing strategy in which a firm sets prices that provide ultimate value to customers |
new-product pricing | when a new product is on the market, marketers use skimming price, penetration price strategy, and trial pricing |
skimming price | a very high, premium price that a firm charges for its new, highly desirable product |
penetration pricing | a pricing strategy in which a firm introduces a new product at a very low price to encourage more customers to purchase it. *barrier to entry* discourages competitors |
trial pricing | pricing a new product low for a limited period of time in order to lower the risk for a customer |