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Advantages And Objectives Of Indian Drug Industry

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Chapter- 2
Pricing Strategies of Indian Drug Industry
2.1 Introduction:
Price is the value which is paid by the buyer to the manufacturer against the products and services. It is the value of the product mentioned by the seller to the consumers Pricing decisions are one of the crucial factors that shapes by cost factors, profit margin, and possibility of sales at different price levels and the competitor's pricing policy as well as with the number of existing competitors in the market. Pricing is the most critical element of the marketing mix and firms must make strategic preferences about how to price their product to achieve their business goals in the best possible manner by considering the demand and supply relationship. Unlike the three …show more content…

Common objectives may include the following- Figure2.1: Objectives of Pricing
2.4.1 Profit Maximization:
By taking into the account revenue and costs, firms used to maximize the current profits. But the current profit maximization may not be the best strategy for the long run.
2.4.2 Revenue Maximization: Current revenue maximization is to maximize the current revenue, with no relation with profit margins. This strategy is helping to gain more profit in the long run by increasing the market share and lowering the costs.
2.4.3 Maximize Quantity: For decreasing the cost in the long run, firms seek to maximize the number of units sold to the customers.
2.4.4 Quality Leadership: In order to attempt the position of quality leader in the market, firms use price as a quality signal of the product.
2.4.5 Partial Cost Recovery:
Firms adopt the partial cost recovery way, when the firm has other sources of revenue.
2.4.6 Survival: In some situations like the market is declining or overcapacity, the aim is to select a price that covers the incurred cost and permit the firm to remain in the market. This objective has been temporarily just for the sake of survival for a time …show more content…

In present times, loss leaders pricing technique has become the popular method of sales promotion of product. The purpose of making a product “loss leader” is to encourage customers to make further purchases of profitable goods while they are in the shop. ‘Departmental Store’ or ‘Retailers’ used to adopt this strategy for increasing the foot-fall in store.
Pricing is a key competitive weapon and a significant part of the marketing mix. If a business reduced its prices than competitors, new customers may be attracted and existing customers may become more loyal. Hence using a loss leader pricing can help to divert loyal customers. Using a loss leader is a short-term pricing tactic for any product.
One risk of using a loss leader pricing is that customers can take the opportunity to “bulk-buy”. If the price discount is sufficiently enough, then it makes sense for customers to buy as much as they can (assuming the product is not perishable) which leads loss for the manufacturer.
2.6.2.4 Psychological

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