Market analysis is the process of collecting information about the market the business is
operating in, in order to create effective objectives to ensure success.
Price elasticity of demand (PED) – measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a
change in price.
PED coefficient is always negative.
PED=0 Demand is perfectly inelastic.
PED=1 Demand is unit elastic.
PED<1 Demand is price inelastic.
PED>1 Demand is price elastic.
However, it depends on:
The number of close substitutes
The cost of switching between products
Whether the product is luxury/essential to the customer
Advantages:
PED helps a firm to decide whether to raise or lower their prices.
Disadvantages:
PED alone doesn’t tell the producer where the best, selling price is so that revenue
can be maximised.
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