week 6 Flashcards
What is the only marketing mix variable that can be changed quickly?
price
What is price related to?
total revenue and profit
What is price?
the assignment of value, or the amount the consumer must exchange to receive the offering
What does price include?
money, effort, time, favors, votes, or anything else that has value to the other party
What is inelastic demand?
a change in price results in a little or no change in quantity demanded
What is elastic demand?
a change in price causes a great(opposite) change in quantity demanded
What are fixed costs?
costs that dont change with the number of units produced (be that 100 or 10,000)
What happens as to fixed costs as units produced increases?
the average cost per unit will always decrease
What are variable costs?
production costs that are tied to the number of units produced and thus vary depending on volume
What goes into variable costs?
cost of raw materials, credit card fees, piece rate labor, sales commissions, delivery expenses
What goes into fixed costs?
rent, mortgage payment, insurance, computers, salary of full-time workers, advertising
What is Break-Even Point?
the point at which the costs of producing a product is equal to the revenue made from selling the product
What is contribution margin?
difference between total revenue and total variable costs
What is contribution unit margin?
price - variable costs
What does the importance of price depend on?
type of product, type of target market, and purchase situation