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Zone pricing (also zonal pricing) is a variant of the uniform pricing: the prices are the same within a "zone" (a geographical slice of the market), prices increase with the costs of shipping and reflect the average delivery cost inside the zone. This is the approach taken, for example, by the parcel delivery services. The zone pricing reduces ...
Geographic Practice Cost Index is used along with Relative Value Units by Medicare to determine allowable payment amounts for medical procedures. There are multiple GPCIs: Cost of Living, Malpractice, and Practice Cost/Expense.
Base point pricing is the system of firms setting prices of their goods based on a base cost plus transportation costs to a given market. [1] Although some consider this a form of collusion between the selling firms (it lowers the ability of buying firms to gain a competitive advantage by location or private transportation), it is common practice in the steel and automotive industries.
Import parity price or IPP is defined as, “The price that a purchaser pays or can expect to pay for imported goods; thus the c.i.f. import price plus tariff plus transport cost to the purchaser's location. This and the export parity price together define a range of the possible equilibrium prices for equivalent domestically produced goods”. [1]
Examples of the SGA: Extent of product (or service) diversity. Extent of geographic coverage. Number of market segments served. Distribution channels used. Extent of branding. Marketing effort. Degree of vertical integration. Product (or service) quality. Pricing policy. Use of Strategic Group Analysis This analysis is useful in several ways:
Therefore this pricing strategy is typically coupled at the regulatory level with an annual rate adjustment mechanism (also known as revenue-decoupling policy). [1] Volumetric pricing requires metering that can be expensive to implement, especially in the case of irrigation, alternatives include: [2] [3] [4] flat rate;
Because geographic distance, for instance, affects the costs of transportation, it is of particular importance to companies dealing in heavy or bulky products. Cultural distance, on the other hand, affects consumers’ product preferences.
Pricing strategies and tactics vary from company to company, and also differ across countries, cultures, industries and over time, with the maturing of industries and markets and changes in wider economic conditions. [2] Pricing strategies determine the price companies set for their products. The price can be set to maximize profitability for ...