PowerPoint
Slides
to accompany
MKTG
Prepared by
Janice Shearer,
Mohawk College
MKTG
Pricing Concepts
LO
18
Learning Outcomes
LO 1 Discuss the importance of pricing decisions to the economy
and to the individual firm
LO 2 List and explain a variety of pricing objectives
LO 3 Explain the role of demand in price determination
LO 4 Understand the concept of yield management systems
LO 5 Describe cost-oriented pricing strategies
LO 6 Demonstrate how price can be affected by the product life
cycle, competition, distribution, the Internet and extranets,
promotion strategy, customer demands, and perceptions of
quality
LO 1
LO 1
What Is Price?
That which is given up in an
exchange to acquire a good
or service
LO 1
What Is Price?
Price paid is based on the
satisfaction consumers expect to
receive from a product and not
necessarily on the satisfaction they
actually receive
LO 1
=Price Units
Unit
LO 1
LO 1
LO 1
Pricing Objectives
LO 2
10
Pricing Objectives
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-related
LO 2
11
Profit-Oriented Pricing
Objectives
Profit
Maximization:
Setting prices so
that total revenue
is as large as
possible relative to
total costs
Does not always
signify
unreasonably high
prices
LO 2
12
Profit-Oriented Pricing
Objectives
Satisfactory profits: Reasonable
profits
Satisfactory to the stockholders and
management
13
Units
Sold
Unit
Price
Total
Revenue
1,000
200
4.00
C
D
Total
LO 2
$1.00 $1,000,00
0
Unit
Market
Share
Revenue
Market
Share
50%
25%
800,000
10%
20%
500
2.00 1,000,000
25%
25%
300
4.00 1,200,000
15%
30%
2000
$4,000,00
0
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Sales-Oriented Pricing
Objectives
Sales maximization: Ignore profits,
competition, and the marketing
environment as long as sales are
rising
Maximization of cash should never
be a long-run objective
Cash maximization may mean little or
no profitability
LO 2
15
LO 2
16
LO 3
17
LO 3
18
LO 3
19
LO 3
20
LO 3
21
Elasticity of Demand
Elasticity of demand: Consumers
responsiveness or sensitivity to
changes in price
Elastic demand: Consumer demand is
sensitive to changes in price
Inelastic demand: Increase/decrease in
price will not significantly affect demand
Unitary demand: Total revenue stays
the same when prices change
LO 3
22
Elasticity of Demand
Percentage change in
Elasticity (E) =quantity demanded of good A
Percentage change in
price of good A
If E is greater than 1, demand is elastic
If E is less than 1, demand is inelastic
If E is equal to 1, demand is unitary
LO 3
23
Elasticity of Demand
Elasticity can be measured by
observing:
LO 3
24
Elasticity of Demand
LO 3
25
Elasticity of Demand
LO 3
26
Elasticity of Demand
LO 3
27
LO 4
28
29
Yield ManagementGetting
People to the Game
LO 4
30
Describe cost-oriented
pricing strategies
LO 5
31
LO 5
32
LO 5
33
LO 5
34
LO 5
35
LO 5
36
Markup Pricing
Represents the cost of buying the
product from the producer, plus
amounts for profit and for expenses
not otherwise accounted for
The total determines the selling price
LO 5
37
Markup Pricing
Markup (cost) =$ Markup 100%
$ Cost
$0.40
100%
=
$1.80
= 22%
LO 5
38
Markup Pricing
Markup (selling) = $ Markup 100%
$ Retail selling price
=$0.40 100%
$2.20
=
18%
LO 5
39
Markup Pricing
Cost
Retail Price =
1 Desired return on sales
$1.80
=
1 0.18
= $2.20
If the retailer wants a 30 percent return, then:
Retail Price = $1.80
1 0.30
= $2.57
LO 5
40
Markup Pricing
Markups are often based on
experience
Price 2 = Keystoning
LO 5
41
Markup Pricing
Factors influencing markup
pricing:
LO 5
42
Profit Maximization
Pricing
Producers tend to use more
complicated methods of setting
prices than distributors use
One method is profit
maximization:
marginal revenue = marginal costs
LO 5
43
Profit Maximization
Pricing
LO 5
44
Profit Maximization
Pricing
LO 5
45
Break-Even Pricing
Break-even analysis
Determines the required sales volume
to be reached before the company
breaks even (its total costs equal total
revenue) and no profits are earned
LO 5
46
Break-Even Pricing
LO 5
47
BreakEven Analysis
LO 5
48
Break-Even Pricing
Break-even (quantity) = Total fixed costs
Price Variable costs
Total
foxed
costs
or
Fixed-cost contribution
LO 5
49
Break-Even Pricing
Limitations:
Price and average cost per unit are
assumed to be constant, but supply can
affect price
Difficult to know whether cost is fixed or
variable
Simple break-even analysis ignores
demand
LO 5
50
Other Determinants of
Price
Demonstrate how price can be
affected by the production life
cycle, competition, distribution
and promotion strategies,
customer demands, the Internet
and extranets, and perceptions
of quality
LO 6
51
LO 6
52
LO 6
53
Competition
Intense competition can lead to price
wars
Need to strategize to ensure price
does not become the key variable
LO 6
54
Distribution
Effective distribution can become a
competitive differential advantage,
resulting in price becoming a nonissue in the purchase decision
Conveniencevalue
LO 6
55
Impact of Technology
LO 6
56
LO 6
57
Promotion Strategy
Price is often used as a promotional
tool to increase consumer interest
Pricing can also be a tool for trade
promotions
LO 6
58
LO 6
59
LO 6
60
Your Turn
In your own words, discuss how
technology can be used to both
positively and negatively affect a
marketing managers ability to set
prices.
LO
61
Your Turn
Would you use break-even analysis
to set your price? Why or why not?
LO
62