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Skimming price policy |
tries to sell the top (skim the cream) of a market – the top of the demand curve – at a high price before aiming at more price-sensitive customers |
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Penetration price policy |
tries to sell the whole market at one low price |
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Cumulative quantity discounts |
apply to purchases over a given period - such as a year- and the discount usually increases as the amount purchased increases |
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noncumulative quantity discounts |
apply only to individual orders |
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FOB pricing |
means free on board some vehicle at some place |
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Uniform delivered pricing |
means taking an average freight charge to all buyers. Most often used when transportation costs are relatively low and the seller wishes to sell in all geographic areas at one price, perhaps a nationally advertised price |
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Cost-oriented pricing |
markups, average-cost pricing, types of costs, break-even analysis |
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Demand-oriented pricing |
marginal analysis, price sensitivity, value in use pricing, reference prices |
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