Will Bury's Price Elasticity Scenario ECO561 Version 91 Univ
Will Burys Price Elasticity Scenarioeco561 Version 91university Of P
Will Bury’s Price Elasticity Scenario ECO/561 Version University of Phoenix Material Will Bury’s Price Elasticity Scenario Further research has suggested that price is an important feature driving the appeal of digital book files. Will is trying to apply some earlier experiences in movie distribution to his digital book project. When movies were first released for general consumer distribution as videotapes, they were expensive—about $80 per title. When the price was lowered to $20 per title, evidence suggests that volume sales typically went up 600%. Of course, not everything stayed the same. In recent years, movie titles have been released more quickly following their showing in theaters, there have been more extra features on the DVDs because of greater storage capacity, and the format changed from videotape to disk. Some have hinted that although there are fewer blockbuster hits now, there are more titles appealing to a broader audience. Will is trying to find more evidence of the effect of price on volume demand, but this is all he has discovered so far. While Will is pondering his pricing strategy, he visits a friend, Elsa Budley, who has had experience selling online. Elsa started an online business selling her artwork. Although her initial sales were a bit disappointing, she offered some shocking advice. She discovered that she sold more artwork when she raised her prices at the same time that she expanded her online advertising budget. Elsa thinks Will’s key to success is to raise prices and sell more books! Will senses that he is on the brink of great success with a proprietary technology that transforms the way people access books and other materials currently offered only in print. He is also on the verge of making some fundamental business mistakes, however, that could rob him of his success. He may be more successful if he observes some basic concepts included in the early part of this course. Thomas Money Service Inc. Scenario ECO/561 Version University of Phoenix Material Thomas Money Service Inc. Scenario Thomas Money Service Inc. has been in business since 1940. It started out as a consumer finance company granting small loans for household needs. Over the following 5 years, the company expanded its services by issuing business loans, business acquisition financing, and commercial real estate loans. In 1946, the decision was made to branch out into equipment financing. A subsidiary named Future Growth Inc. (FGI) was established. This decision turned out to be very lucrative. Because of the end of World War II, society had a huge demand for construction and forestry equipment. Because of increasing demand for this type of equipment, FGI decided to make a very daring move in 1951 and purchased an equipment manufacturing company. Now they could build, sell, and finance their own brand of building and forestry equipment. FGI discontinued financing other brands of equipment. For 67 years, FGI had been able to truthfully state that they have continuously increased profits year after year, even during economic downturns, and have never laid off workers. This track record has allowed their stock to grow from $5.00 to $85.60 with six stock splits from 1975 to 1998. FGI has never issued bonds, and the present stock value is $35. The current global downturn has caused the American economy to suffer. Oregon, Washington, and several other forestry states have encountered flooding, massive fires, and protest from animal activists. For the first time in FGI history, profits declined—down 30% from last year—and they had to lay off one-third of their workforce. The falling economy has also caused a drop in new-home sales: sales dropped 30% from the prior year and additional declines are expected. This has caused a domino effect throughout the entire construction industry. Not all sectors, however, are being hit equally by the economy. Hospitals and nursing homes still have a demand for new buildings. Data · There are currently many domestic and international companies manufacturing construction and forestry equipment. Each company’s equipment offers slightly different features and functions, which allows the market to supply many substitutes. · FGI has repossessed over 500 pieces of equipment during the past year. They have bundled the pieces together and determined an average price for each piece. The present selling price is $1,732. Below are the demand figures for each price. Demand data in millions in the past years Price Demand 1,990.,732.,634.,252...3 456 · In recent years, FGI had decreased its advertisement revenue, selecting to have a commercial during the Super Bowl and a few other sporting events. FGI has cut down on manufacturing because of lack of demand. Below is the combined production cost for construction and forestry equipment. What level of demand generates the greatest net income? OUTPUT PRICE MARGINAL REVENUE TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL COST FIXED COST VARIABLE COST MARGINAL COST AVERAGE FIXED COST AVERAGE VARIABLE COST AVERAGE TOTAL COST 0 $990. $2,600.0 $2,600.0 $2,600.0 $1,050.0 $990.0 $60.0 $60.0 $990.0 $60.0 $1,050. $2,500.0 $2,400.0 $5,000.0 $1,100.0 $990.0 $110.0 $50.0 $495.0 $55.0 $550. $2,400.0 $2,200.0 $7,200.0 $1,145.0 $990.0 $155.0 $45.0 $330.0 $51.7 $381. $2,300.0 $2,000.0 $9,200.0 $1,200.0 $990.0 $210.0 $55.0 $247.5 $52.5 $300. $2,200.0 $1,800.0 $11,000.0 $1,262.0 $990.0 $272.0 $62.0 $198.0 $54.4 $252. $2,100.0 $1,600.0 $12,600.0 $1,335.0 $990.0 $345.0 $73.0 $165.0 $57.5 $222. $2,000.0 $1,400.0 $14,000.0 $1,423.0 $990.0 $433.0 $88.0 $141.4 $61.9 $203. $1,900.0 $1,200.0 $15,200.0 $1,517.0 $990.0 $527.0 $94.0 $123.8 $65.9 $189. $1,800.0 $1,000.0 $16,200.0 $1,637.0 $990.0 $647.0 $120.0 $110.0 $71.9 $181. $1,700.0 $800.0 $17,000.0 $1,772.0 $990.0 $782.0 $135.0 $99.0 $78.2 $177. $1,600.0 $600.0 $17,600.0 $1,917.0 $990.0 $927.0 $145.0 $90.0 $84.3 $174. $1,500.0 $400.0 $18,000.0 $2,091.0 $990.0 $1,101.0 $174.0 $82.5 $91.8 $174.3 Student Guide ECO/561 Version Week Three Student Guide This week’s topics include how supply and demand, revenue, profit maximization, and the various cost concepts apply to different market structures. When introducing the market structures, the readings and discussions illustrate why different firms might utilize different techniques to increase business—that is, which business types would utilize pricing strategies and nonprice strategies to meet goals, which businesses need to consider advertising and what type of advertising, and which businesses may need to consider cost-reduction strategies to improve profitability. Market Structure OBJECTIVE: Determine pricing strategy to meet organizational goals. Resource: Ch. 9–11 of Economics Content · Ch. 9: Pure Competition · Four Market Models · Pure Competition: Characteristics and Occurrence · Demand as Seen by a Purely Competitive Seller · Profit Maximization in the Short Run: Total-Revenue–Total-Cost Approach · Profit Maximization in the Short Run: Marginal-Revenue–Marginal-Cost Approach · Marginal Cost and Short-Run Supply · Profit Maximization in the Long Run · Pure Competition and Efficiency · Ch. 10: Pure Monopoly · An Introduction to Pure Monopoly · Barriers to Entry · Monopoly Demand · Output and Price Determination · Economic Effects of Monopoly · Price Discrimination · Regulated Monopoly · Ch. 11: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly · Monopolistic Competition · Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition · Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency · Product Variety · Oligopoly · Oligopoly Behavior: A Game-Theory Overview · Three Oligopoly Models · Oligopoly and Advertising · Oligopoly and Efficiency OBJECTIVE: Determine ways to create nonprice barriers to entry based on market structure. Resource: Ch. 10 of Economics Content · Ch. 10: Pure Monopoly · An Introduction to Pure Monopoly · Barriers to Entry · Monopoly Demand · Output and Price Determination · Economic Effects of Monopoly · Price Discrimination · Regulated Monopoly OBJECTIVE: Determine ways to increase product differentiation based on market structure. Resource: Ch. 11 of Economics Content · Ch. 11: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly · Monopolistic Competition · Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition · Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency · Product Variety · Oligopoly · Oligopoly Behavior: A Game-Theory Overview · Three Oligopoly Models · Oligopoly and Advertising · Oligopoly and Efficiency OBJECTIVE: Determine ways to reduce costs for an organization. Resource: Ch. 10, 11, & 11W of Economics Content · Ch. 10: Pure Monopoly · An Introduction to Pure Monopoly · Barriers to Entry · Monopoly Demand · Output and Price Determination · Economic Effects of Monopoly · Price Discrimination · Regulated Monopoly · Ch. 11: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly · Monopolistic Competition · Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition · Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency · Product Variety · Oligopoly · Oligopoly Behavior: A Game-Theory Overview · Three Oligopoly Models · Oligopoly and Advertising · Oligopoly and Efficiency · Ch. 11W: Technology, R&D, and Efficiency · Invention, Innovation, and Diffusion · Role of Entrepreneurs and Other Innovators · A Firm’s Optimal Amount of R&D · Increased Profit via Innovation · Imitation and R&D Incentives · Role of Market Structure · Technological Advance and Efficiency Note. The information above is intended to help you complete your assignments. 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