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Benefits of the Price Discrimination to Consumers

Price discrimination is the capability of capturing all segments of a
the seller to supply same products at market.EasyJet and British Airways have
different prices. The prices of the same different approaches to selling the
product might vary during the day period same product for different prices, both
as in case with the ticket prices which are examples of third-degree
are usually higher during the busy hours. price discrimination. The budget airline
The price can also be different when sold 'Easy Jet' sells all their
at different places. It can also depend seats over the internet - the earliest
on the income of the customer, for booked seats are the cheapest.
example pensioners usually pay less.Price Then as demand rises and supply becomes
discrimination can be grouped into three more finite, the prices are
categories or types- raised, so prices are discriminated with
First-degree discrimination where a firm passengers on a given flight
charges each consumer the often paying very different prices for
maximum they are prepared to pay for the their seats. The traditional
product. This is evident at carrier British airways, on the other
stalls or street sellers where the hand sell at a high price
customer bargains directly with the initially, with price discrimination
seller to bring the price of a product offered on different ticket
down to one they find categories (first class, club class and
acceptable.Second-degree discrimination economy class). But the prices
where the prices charged to consumers may also drop dramatically for standby
vary according to the amount they seats sold close to departure
purchase. This is commonly seen in time as British Airways makes the effort
the concept of bulk buying, when greater to fill seats that would
quantities bought results in otherwise be vacant. The competition
lower prices.Third-degree discrimination between budget and traditional
operates when consumers are grouped into airlines is an example of how consumers
two or more separate markets with can benefit from a competitive
different prices in each market. market, with the advantages of low
This is the most common type of price prices and more choice.Peak load pricing
discrimination, with student is popular in much of the transport
discounts, pensioner fares and child industry, where
prices being good examples of companies try and redistribute usage to
this category.When given a number of off peak periods by putting up
separate markets with different the price at peak times. This can be
identifiable demands, a seen as unfair by many travelers
discriminating pricing policy is at who need to travel at certain times of
least as profitable as a day e.g. commuters getting into
non-discriminating one. By central London by 9am, but conversely,
discriminating prices, producers are it is a benefit to those who
appealing to a wider section of the can plan their journey times to make use
market, selling more products and of cheaper periods.Predatory pricing can
therefore increasing turnover, and in be seen as a form of price discrimination
turn, profits, which are then when
available to reinvest within the new product lines are launched - a
company.There are many ways in which popular method to quickly and
consumers can benefit from price effectively capture a large customer
discrimination, in the case of second base is by introducing a product
degree discrimination consumers at a lower price than its closest
can benefit through bulk buying by competitor. Therefore securing
getting more for less - resulting customers before raising the price. In
in a lower average cost. Companies have this way companies may well
found ways to appeal to this make a loss on the first products that
market by using special offers, such as they sell - but at least their
Boots' "3 for 2" offers. The name is being recognized.One of the most
customer benefits by getting more recent and interesting methods of price
products for their money, and Boots discrimination
benefits by shifting products that they is in the case of Coca-Cola and their
have selected more quickly, new line of technologically
they increase turnover but at the cost intelligent vending machines, which are
of a lower margin per unit. programmed to change the price
Economies of scale come into effect of a can of coke depending on the
here, it costs Boots the same for outside temperature. So, when it is
its shop assistants to put 3 products hot outside a can of coke is more
through on the till as it does expensive, but if cold then price is
2. The company benefits because they lower. In this case the groups of buyers
shift more of a single product in are segmented by the outside
one single purchase.Companies such as temperature. The company is charging a
Makro's have also benefited by adopting higher price to customers at a
this form of time when they will place a higher value
discrimination - opening up a warehouse on the product, whilst
full of products but having a charging less if their demand (or thirst
minimum purchase price (e.g. £40) per level related to the
customer. Quite often, in second temperature) is lower. The producer is
degree discrimination, companies place cleverly discriminating where
restrictions on their special demands vary with the weather, and
offers, these restrictions normally work therefore increasing revenue.
in the producers favour, for Benefits to the consumer are less clear
example - reduced entry to a nightclub in this example unless the
is only valid before 11pm or in average price of coke is lower.Modern
the case of train tickets, purchases technology has made price discrimination
must be made 7days in advance in easier for companies
order to gain the lower price.Certain through the internet - websites such as
economic conditions are necessary for recognize the same
price discrimination to customer when logging into the site and
take place. Firstly, the seller must be therefore can immediately
able to set their own price, present them with a book that they
therefore it is impossible in a market recommend they buy, at a different
of perfect competition where price that what they would charge to
sellers are price takers (e.g. another customer logging in.The main
agricultural commodity markets). The advantage to a producer of using price
markets or consumer groups involved must discrimination is that
be separate with no reselling it allows them to increase turnover and
of products must taking place. Demand thus profits. This can be
elasticity must be variable in shown in the following graph, which
each market, so, in markets that are illustrates third degree
sensitive to price rises, demand discrimination -So, if the firm is to
is less elastic, and therefore a higher sell 250units without price
price will be charged.The elasticity of discrimination, it
demand of a market is highly influential must charge one set price of P1. The
upon how a total revenue is shown in the
producer decides to price a product. blue shaded area. However, if the firm
Sellers can charge low prices can sell 200 of those 250 at a
which results in higher consumer higher price of P2 it will gain the red
numbers, with a larger market volume. area in addition to the rest.The main
Alternatively they could sell at a benefits to the consumer of price
relatively high price appealing to discrimination are - price
less consumers, therefore sell less, but discrimination is likely to increase
receive a higher marginal output and make the good or
revenue on each product. Both methods service available to more people and the
have advantages - but if you can increased competition in the
appeal to both of these sectors of the market leads to lower prices and more
market at the same time, then choice. However, higher profits
you benefit from a bigger overall for producers could be seen as an
turnover and a resultant greater undesirable redistribution of income
profit. This is illustrated in the case in society, especially if the average
of third degree price of the product is raised.The
discrimination. Train companies offer article was produced by the member of
the same trip to the same Sharon White is a senior writer and
destination at the same time for a writers consultant at term papers. Get
variety of prices - including some useful tips for thesis and buy term
student prices, child fares, OAP fares papers .
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