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103 markets Flashcards

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what is a market

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-a market is a place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods and services
-this can be virtual

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what is competition

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competition refers to the number of businesses in a market and how they Interact with each other eg.the number of supermarkets

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what is a local/ global market

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-local:-selling goods and services in a specific area eg. England
-global:- selling goods and services oversees/worldwide

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what is a mass/ niche business

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-mass:- where a business sells to the whole market and markets the product to all the consumers in the same way
-niche:- when a business targets a small segment of the overall market that has very specific needs and wants

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what is a trade (b2b) market

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  • where a business sells goods to other business
  • business to business
  • operate before the product reaches the consumer eg.selling and supplying to distributors ext
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what is a consumer (b2c) market

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  • made up of the general public who purchase the product for their own consumption -B2C (business to consumer)
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what is a profit market/ service market

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-product market eg. for physical tangible products
-service market eg. telecommunications services, hospitality ext

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what is a seasonal market

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markets that have seasonal variations eg,ice cream

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(+) & (-) of niche markets

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(+) possible to build strong customer loyalty
-lower levels of competition-only one section of the market is targeted

(-) potentially lower profits as the market is smaller
-changing customer tastes could make the niche disappear

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(+) & (-) of mass markets

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(+) more potential sales - targeting the whole market
less risky- more customers to target

(-) more competition-product hard to personalise
need to be able to operate on a larger scale meaning costs could be very high

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what is market size

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the total number of sale in a market as a whole

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what is a market share

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the proportion of total sales in a market made by one business

market share= sales of a business
——————————- x 100
total market sales

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why is market share important

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-it can be used as an indicator of performance for a business in relation to its competitors
-high market share is important to a business as:
-> can lead to a competitive advantage, help attract new shareholders, increases profitability

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what are market trends

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these are changes and developments in the buying and selling of products and services in a market

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what is market segmentation

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the process of subdividing a market into different subgroups of customers who have similar characteristics , needs or wants , and proving them with goods or services that meet their needs and wants

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how are markets segmented

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-demographic:-age , social class ,gender,income eg.banks offer different accounts to different ages
-psychographic-:targeting of groups on personality (attitudes, options, lifestyles) eg.cars-some pay want safety and capacity for the family car
-geographic:-rural , urban , global marketing often requires different products for different counties eg.McDonalds/ Coca Cola - need different ingredients in different counties

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(+) of segmentation to a business and its customers

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-attracts new customers - new demand - revenue
-target advertising at specific groups reduces costs/ time
-better at meeting customer needs and wants- repeat purchases - competitive advantage

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(-) of market segmentation to a business and its customers

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-targeting one market is risky-change in customer tastes could lead to business loosing all sales
-number of sales limited by segment size, if too small, business can’t make profit
-market research will need to be carried out-expensive/ time consuming

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benefits of segmentation to customers

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-can receive a product close to expectations
-make them feel like they’re getting value for their money
-because marketing is segmented- customer is aware of new features of a product

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describe monopoly

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-one firm dominates the market (100% of the market place ‘pure monopoly’
- they are price makers-have more power to influence the price of products as consumers have little choice to accept it even if it is high
- no close product or substitutes
- barriers to entry impossible

21
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describe oligopoly

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-few business dominate the market
- very few substitutes
-very difficult to enter
- important for businesses to differentiate and compete on advertising, quality ext- brand loyalty

22
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describe monopolistic competition

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-lots of small business in competition with each other-no firm dominates
-products are similar but slightly differentiated from each other-little branding
(+) few barriers to entry
(-) limited control over prices- accept the ‘going rate’-if charged more they would loose too much business

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describe perfect competition

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-large number of business- no firm dominates
-products are identical-no product differentiation
(+)low barriers to entry
(-)all buyers and sellers have perfect information about each other-no influence on price-if firm asks for higher price than another firm-customer would buy from competitor-product is identical

24
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how are consumers protected from exploitation from businesses

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-laws protect consumers from- poor quality goods that aren’t fit for purpose or match the description given, business misleading them about price
-trading standards department-checks business are complying with trading laws, trading offices visits businesses-see if goods are correctly priced, described ext

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why do consumers need protection from exploitation from business

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-product sold may not meet description or substandard
-mislead about full price - not overcharged
-need protection when buying goods online-goods may not arrive or be as described

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explain what is meant by demand

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-the quantity of a product that consumers are able and willing to purchase at various prices over a period of time
-the lower the price , more customers want to buy , more is demanded
(look at the demand curve)

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explain what is meant by supply

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-the quantity of a product that producers are willing and able to provide at different market prices over a period of time
-higher the price , the more they want to supply, as the more profit they’re likely to make
(look at supply curve)

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explain what is meant by market equilibrium price

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where the demand curve and supply curve intersect - at this price all that is supplied to the market is bought (look at the diagram)

29
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how does demand affect equilibrium price diagram

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-If demand increases, then the demand curve will shift outwards or to the right; if demand falls, then demand will shift inwards or to the left.

30
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factors that lead to a change in the quantity supplied

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-weather -good/bad can increase/decease demand
-new technology-speed up production/increase supply - supply curve shift to the right
-changes in business costs-if costs fall-more can be supplied at the same price-more supply

31
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factors that lead to a change in quantity demanaded

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income:-when income goes up, our ability to purchase increases, and this causes an outward shift in the demand curve - income falls-decreases demand (expert for inferior goods)
-changes in tastes and fashion
-changes in population

32
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what does price elasticity of demand show

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price elasticity of demand shows how sensitive demand is to a change in price

33
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define price elastic/inelastic

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-price elastic:- when a price change eg.fall in price due to special offer leads to a MORE than proportional change in demand (demand changes by a larger percentage than price)
-price inelastic:- when a price changes leads to a LESS than proportional change in demand (demand changes by a smaller percentage than price)

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price elasticity of demand equation

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PED= percentage change in quantity demanded
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percentage change in price

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PED equation interpretation

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0-1 price inelastic
1+ price elastic
-ignore the minus sign interpret the number only

36
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what does income elasticity of demand show

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how sensitive demand is to change in customers income (YED)

37
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YED equation

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YED= percentage change in quantity demanded
—————————————————————-
percentage change in income

38
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define income elastic/inesastic

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-elastic:- when a change in consumers’ income results in a MORE than proportional change in demand
-inelastic:- when a change in consumer’s incomes results in a LESS than proportional change in demand

39
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interpretation of YED equation

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0-1 income Inelastic
1+ income elastic

+ normal good
- inferior good

40
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what is an inferior good

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goods which people tend to buy less of as they have more income- because certain products are in demand when people have less money but as they get better off they would switch to a more expensive product

41
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what are normal goods

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good where people earn more money they will buy more of these goods

42
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what are luxury goods

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as income rises , demand rises but more significantly

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