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Setting the price
Presented by :
Neha koul -
Shumali -
Vasudha dogra - 67
Vidhu arora - 68
Arjit gupta - 69
Anchal gupta - 70
Ridham mahajan -71
What is price ?
 Price is the one element of the marketing mix that produces
revenue
 The amount paid for some goods and services.
Pricing is the process whereby a business sets the
price at which it will sell its products and services.
Steps in setting price
Selecting the final price
Selecting a pricing method
Analyze competitors’ price , costs and offers
Estimate costs
Determine demand
Select the Price Objective
Step 1: Selecting the Pricing Objective
Survival
Maximum current profit
Maximum market share
Maximum market skimming
Product-quality leadership
Clearer a firms’ objectives, easier it is to set the price.
There are five major objective are :
Step 2: Determining Demand
Price
demand
Sensitive :
regular items
Less sensitive:
no substitute,
Addiction,
infrequently
used items
Price
Sensitivity
Surveys
Price
experiments
Statistical
analysis
Estimating
demand
curve
Elastic demand
Inelastic demand
Price
elasticity
of demand
Step 3: Estimating Costs
Fixed
Cost
Variable
Cost
Total
Cost
Price which covers at least total
cost of production at the given
level of production is selected.
Step 4 :Analyze competitors’ costs,
prices and offers
Offers
Less features
Subtract that
value from their
own price
More features
Add value to
the competitors
price
Step 5: Selecting a Pricing
Method
• costs set floor to the price
• competitors prices and substitute prices provide an
orienting point.
• customers’ assessment of unique features establishes
ceiling price.
Consideration in price setting : 3C’s
• Markup pricing
• Target-return pricing
• Perceived-value pricing
• Value pricing
• Everyday low pricing
• Going rate pricing
• Auction-type pricing
Price setting methods :
Step 6: Selecting The Final Price
Pricing methods narrow the range from which company must
select its final price.
Too high
few
buyers
Priced right
???
Too low
Too many buyers
setting of price

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setting of price

  • 1. Setting the price Presented by : Neha koul - Shumali - Vasudha dogra - 67 Vidhu arora - 68 Arjit gupta - 69 Anchal gupta - 70 Ridham mahajan -71
  • 2. What is price ?  Price is the one element of the marketing mix that produces revenue  The amount paid for some goods and services. Pricing is the process whereby a business sets the price at which it will sell its products and services.
  • 3. Steps in setting price Selecting the final price Selecting a pricing method Analyze competitors’ price , costs and offers Estimate costs Determine demand Select the Price Objective
  • 4. Step 1: Selecting the Pricing Objective Survival Maximum current profit Maximum market share Maximum market skimming Product-quality leadership Clearer a firms’ objectives, easier it is to set the price. There are five major objective are :
  • 5. Step 2: Determining Demand Price demand Sensitive : regular items Less sensitive: no substitute, Addiction, infrequently used items Price Sensitivity Surveys Price experiments Statistical analysis Estimating demand curve Elastic demand Inelastic demand Price elasticity of demand
  • 6. Step 3: Estimating Costs Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Price which covers at least total cost of production at the given level of production is selected.
  • 7. Step 4 :Analyze competitors’ costs, prices and offers
  • 8. Offers Less features Subtract that value from their own price More features Add value to the competitors price
  • 9. Step 5: Selecting a Pricing Method • costs set floor to the price • competitors prices and substitute prices provide an orienting point. • customers’ assessment of unique features establishes ceiling price. Consideration in price setting : 3C’s • Markup pricing • Target-return pricing • Perceived-value pricing • Value pricing • Everyday low pricing • Going rate pricing • Auction-type pricing Price setting methods :
  • 10. Step 6: Selecting The Final Price Pricing methods narrow the range from which company must select its final price. Too high few buyers Priced right ??? Too low Too many buyers