Unit 9- Price Flashcards

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what are the steps in price planning?

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  1. develop pricing objectives
  2. estimate demand
  3. determine costs
  4. evaluate the pricing environment
  5. choose a pricing strategy
  6. develop pricing tactics
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what is price?

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the assignment of value, or the amount the consumer is willing to exchange to receive the offering
-only element in the 4ps=revenues
most flexible/most complicated

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what is demand? (estimate demand)

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customers desires for a product + the resources to obtain it

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what is the law of demand?

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as price goes up, quantity demanded goes down

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what are fixed costs?

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costs of production that don’t change with number of units produced

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what are variable costs

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costs of production that are tied to & vary depending on the number of units produced

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what are pricing strategies based on cost?

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simple to calculate & risk free

cost plus pricing

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what is cost-plus pricing

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total all product costs & add markup

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what are pricing strategies based on demand?

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based on estimate of quantity a firm can sell at different prices

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what is target costing?

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identify quality & functionality customers need & price they’re willing to pay before designing product

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what is yield management pricing?

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charge different prices to different customers to manage capacity

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what pricing strategies based on customers needs?

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value pricing or everday low pricing

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what are everday low pricing (EDLP)

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pricing strategy in which a firm sets prices that provide ultimate value to customers

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what are pricing strategies based on the competition?

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pricing near, at, above, or below the competition

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what’s skimming price?

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a very high premium price (important benefits, little chance for competitors to react fast, several customer segments w/different levels of sensitivity)

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what is market-penetration pricing?

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a very low price to encourage more customers to purchase

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what is trial pricing?

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low price for a limited period of time

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what is two-part pricing? (individual)

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offering 2 separate types of payments to purchase the product
ex/ device + cell plans

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what are payment pricing? (indvidual)

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breaking total price into smaller amounts payable over time

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what is price bundling (multiple)

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selling 2 or more goods or services as a single package for one price

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what is captive pricing?

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pricing two products that work only when used together

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what are the advantages for companies using dynamic pricing strategies

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cost of changing prices on internet is practically zero

firms can respond quickly & frequently to changes in costs, supply & demand

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what are the advantages for consumers for dynamic pricing strategies

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consumers gain control/more negotiating power

search engines & shop bots make customers more price senstive

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what is the break even concept?

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point where your sales revenues covers both variable & fixed costs
(no net loss or gain)

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what are variable costs
costs directly associated w/the manufacture or wholesale purchase of a product
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what are fixed costs
monthly expenses regardless of the level of production or sales
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what is targeted return on investment (ROI)
The profit an organization hopes to make given the amount of assets, or money, it has tied up in a product
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what is maximizing profits?
set prices to increase revenues as much as possible, relative to costs
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what are maximizing sales?
pricing products to generate as much revenue as possible, regardless of what it does to a firms profits
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what is maximizing market share
set prices allows capturing a larger share of the sales
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what is maintaing the status quo?
meet or equal competitors prices
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what is breakeven points (BEP)
the point where total costs equal total revenue