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Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, students are expected to;
Understand the definition of price from different prospective
Identify the different pricing objectives and pricing issues
Understand the relationship of price on the other variables of marketing mix ✓
Familiarize on the early pricing practices
ROLE OF PRICE
To achieve this welfare objective, each resource should be used to perform the function
by which it contributes most efficiently to society.
Price determines WHAT products and services should be produced and what
amounts
Price determine FOR WHOM the products and services should be produced.
Figure 1.7 Alternative Price Formats for a Mushroom and Pepperoni Pizza
The question of whether a price should be expressed as a single number or as
the sum of more than one number is the issue of price partitioning.