RCO Manufacturing is an electronics manufacturer and retailer. Its main products are ultrabook computers, PCs and calculators.
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RCO Manufacturing is an electronics manufacturer and retailer. Its main products are ultrabook computers, PCs and calculators. The current price of the ultrabook is £500, the PC is £800 and the calculator is £40. This year the firm sold 10,000 ultrabooks, 20,000 PCs and 1 million calculators.
In an attempt to improve revenue the managers of the firm have decided to increase all prices by 10%. Market research has suggested that the price elasticity of demand for each product is:
Ultrabook: (-) 1.5;
PC : (-) 2.5;
calculator: (-) 0.6
You have been asked to evaluate the planned price increases.
- Comment on the planned price changes.
- Would a 10% price reduction have been better for some or all of the products?
- What benefit (if any) would advertising bring to the firm?
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