price sensitivity
noun[U]
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thesituationin which thesalesof aproductorservicego up or down inrelationtoitsprice:
Inordertomaximizeprofits, it isimportanttounderstandhowpricesensitivityrelatestoyourproducts.
Examplesofprice sensitivity
price sensitivity
Modified duration is the name given to thepricesensitivityand is the percentage change in price for a unit change in yield.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The assumption is that people who go through the trouble of collecting coupons have greaterpricesensitivitythan those who do not.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thispricesensitivityof consumers is enforced by price focused marketing techniques.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The modified duration is a measure of thepricesensitivityto yields and provides a linear approximation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It appears thatpricesensitivityvaries among population subgroups and is generally higher for younger individuals and lower income individuals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Modified duration, on the other hand, is a derivative (rate of change) ofpricesensitivityand measures the percentage rate of change of price with respect to yield.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Through the privatization of formerly statesuppor ted railroad companies and the ceasing of subsidies thepricesensitivityof the customers increased substantially.
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While this reduces the consumer'spricesensitivity, patients may have to accept drugs from an insurer's formulary or obtain authorization for off-formulary drugs.
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The problem would be especially acute at the smaller end of the industry, wherepricesensitivityand competitiveness are intense.
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That demonstrates that restrictive practices do not exist in that industry and thatpricesensitivityis rather important.
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