The document discusses the market equilibrium for GoGo Gadgets. Initially, the equilibrium price is $25 (Point A) but when a celebrity endorses the product, demand shifts right to D2, creating a shortage as price remains unchanged. When the price increases above the new equilibrium, supply exceeds demand, creating a surplus. Reducing price back to the equilibrium level or increasing demand through strategies like advertising in new markets or offering coupons could solve the surplus issue.
The document discusses the market equilibrium for GoGo Gadgets. Initially, the equilibrium price is $25 (Point A) but when a celebrity endorses the product, demand shifts right to D2, creating a shortage as price remains unchanged. When the price increases above the new equilibrium, supply exceeds demand, creating a surplus. Reducing price back to the equilibrium level or increasing demand through strategies like advertising in new markets or offering coupons could solve the surplus issue.
The document discusses the market equilibrium for GoGo Gadgets. Initially, the equilibrium price is $25 (Point A) but when a celebrity endorses the product, demand shifts right to D2, creating a shortage as price remains unchanged. When the price increases above the new equilibrium, supply exceeds demand, creating a surplus. Reducing price back to the equilibrium level or increasing demand through strategies like advertising in new markets or offering coupons could solve the surplus issue.
shows the market initial market equilibrium (A) created.
Endorsing the celebrity attracts
people towards the product, thus shifting the demand curve to the Shortage right (D2). Since, the price of the product remains unchanged, the demand is more than the supply, thus, creating a shortage. The sudden increase in sales can be explained by this.
The price of the product is increase
beyond the equilibrium, where the Surplus supply is more than the demand, creating a surplus. Thus, the perception of decreased sales, or overhead inventory can be explained by this. It is important to understand that there can be several factors influencing the demand of the product in the market. The increase in price of the product is one of the biggest noticeable flaws that can be seen, however this can be explained by the following graph.
This graph shows the demand and supply graph of
the product presently, the price of the product is at 30$, creating a surplus because the supply is more than demand. However, if the price is reduced to match the equilibrium, then the issue of surplus will be solved. Nonetheless, employing strategies to influence the demand of the product could also be used to shift demand to the new equilibrium at the price of 30$; these could be as follows:
o Advertise the product in a new market
segment, thus targeting more people. o Adding perks such as coupons or offers to attract the existing target population.