Session 8
Session 8
Session 8
Indirah Indibara
SESSION – 8
PRICE
Price
What is given up in exchange for acquiring a good or service
Pricing…
Is influenced by company cost, competitive pricing and customers’ willingness to pay
Usually can be tweaked
May vary across segments and product lifecycle
Sends signals to the market
Influences your profitability
CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY &
PRICING
Reference Prices Image Pricing Pricing Cues
SETTING THE PRICE
Q2 Q1
Q1 P1 Q2 Q1
E
P2 P1 Q1 P2 P1
P1
PRICE ELASTICITY
Elastic example
E = (400-100)/100 = 3/-0.375 = -8
(5-8)/8
Inelastic example
E = (105-100)/100 = 0.05/-0.375 = -0.133
(5-8)/8
3. ESTIMATING COSTS
Fixed, Variable and
Total Costs
Experience Curve
Effects
Break-Even Analysis
Break-even Volume =
Fixed Cost/(Price –
Variable Cost)
4. ANALYZING COMPETITORS’
PRICES
5. SELECTING A PRICING
METHOD
unit cost
Markup Pricing Markup price
1 desired return on sales
Economic-Value-to-Customer Pricing
Auction Pricing
Markup Pricing Target-Rate-of-Return Pricing
Assume the manufacturer wants to earn a Suppose the toaster manufacturer has
20 per cent markup. Calculate the selling invested $1 million in the business and
price per unit. wants to set a price to earn a 20 per cent
ROI, specifically $200,000.
Customer-Segment Pricing
Product-Form Pricing
Channel Pricing
Location Pricing
Time Pricing