Pricing Strategy
Pricing Strategy
PRICING STRATEGY
Reference: Chapter 2 of Pricing Strategy
by Dr. Marife Agustin-Aciento, DBA,LPT, FRI (Rs), CPME
Dr. Gilfred Abad-Acierto, PhD, LPT, FrieDr
Figure 1: Lecture Summary Notes I have written on the board last October 10, 2023.
Continuation of Figure 1:
• Types of discounts:
➢ Cumulative Discounts - These are quantity discounts that aggregated over a stated period.
Such discounts are supposed to reflect economics in selling and encourage the buyer to
purchase from one seller.
➢ Noncumulative Discounts – These are one-time reductions in selling price to reflect the
following:
a. Number of units purchased
b. Size of the order
c. Or the product mix purchased
• A markdown is cutting down a certain amount of percentage from the merchandise original
price.
• Types of Markdowns
a. Seasonal Markdown
b. Temporary Markdown
c. Permanent Markdown
• Price discounts and allowances
a. Cash discount
b. Quantity discount
c. Functional discount/Trade discount
d. Seasonal discount
➢ Allowances - employed for the promotion of a product.
- Forms of allowance:
A. Trade-in Allowance
B. Promotional Allowance
✓ To avoid pricing risks, businesses need to recognize pricing legal concerns and why they
sometimes have ambiguities.
✓ Economic value is the value that person places on an economic good based on the benefit that
they derive from the good. It is often estimated based on the person's willingness to pay for the
good, typically measured in units of currency.
Prepared by:
-Thomas Jefferson