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- * PRICPROF.TXT
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- PRICING AND PROFITABILITY
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- * How do we set prices? Is there a policy?
- * Is the pricing competitive?
- * Is there perceived value (it costs more therefore it must be
- better) inherent in higher prices?
- * Are prices based on costs -- standard mark-up?
- * Why are they higher or lower than competitors?
- * How elastic (the effect of pricing on demand for product) is the
- market for these products? How does consumer positioning affect
- elasticity?
- * See also Break Even Analysis in the Financial Projections section.
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- The prices for our products /services are determined first and foremost
- by XXX (competition, costs, suppliers, manufacturers, package deals)
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- It is important to know that XXX (sliding scales, volume, regulated,
- competitive, perceived value ), pricing is inherent to our market
- profile.
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- Compared to the competition, our prices are XXX
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- * List examples of competitive pricing
- * Put copies of price comparisons and reports in the Appendix.
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- Different seasonal aspects of our market affect our pricing because XXX
- (what happens as your selling seasons change)
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- We feel that our customers will pay $XXX because XXX (purchasing
- rationale, see also "Pay Back" in Product/Service Description section.
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- MARGIN STRUCTURE
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- Retail
- (ask friends/customers in retail management regarding quantities
- they are likely to buy and discounts that would entice them to order
- more)
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- Distributor
- (ask regarding quantities their customers are likely to order, Gross
- Profit Margins/percentages they work with)
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- Manufacturer's Representative
- (what percentage commissions to they make? Usually between 5 and
- 20%)
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- Direct Sales
- (determine cost of each sale -- time and expense involved, package
- deals)
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- DISCOUNTS
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- We can take advantage of volume purchases by XXX
-
- * Place scheduled orders (100 units per month = 1,200 units ordered
- over a year -- just place the order up front)
- * Are there discounts for paying cash or within XXX days?
-
- Cooperative advertising -- manufacturer pays 2-10% of purchases toward
- your advertising of their product.
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- We plan to review our pricing and product/service margin every XXX
- (months)
-
- * Should a new pricing policy be investigated? Are potential
- profits being left on the table?
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- COSTS
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- Estimated cost of manufacturing product XXX
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- * Rationale / explanation
- * See Financial Projections section for details--work with the
- Break-Even Analysis worksheet to evaluate the effects of variable
- costs, sales volumes and pricing levels.