Setting a price for a service or product can be very difficult. Patients are now checking to see prices on certain non-emergent services before having them performed. Patients also check prices on medications before they have prescriptions filled. What are the different methods and seven steps for setting an initial price for a product or service? There is much dissatisfaction with the prices of health care services. Consumers face rising co-payments and deductibles‚ employers are feeling the pinch
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Dierdorff & Rubin: Strategic & systems skills 4. The sustainability of a competitive advantage depends upon the imitability of the core competence‚ the availability of substitutes for the core competence‚ and the rate of obsolescence of the core competence. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: 72 OBJ: 03-01 TYPE: knowledge NOT: AACSB: Business Knowledge & Analytical Skills | Management: Creation of Value | Dierdorff & Rubin: Strategic & systems skills 5. Firms achieve strategic competitiveness and
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Draft a response to this customer. Analyze the responses of your classmates. What makes a good “service recovery” response. Develop some general guidelines. A. Response Letter: Dear Sir/Ma’am‚ I am writing in response to your letter in which you described your disappointment in our service. I apologize for the treatment you and your family received and want to assure you that it does not reflect the quality of service we strive to maintain. I have already spoken with my employees and am confident
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world’s soft-drink maker. PepsiCo’s soft drinks (including Pepsi‚ Mountain Dew‚ and Slice) make up about one-quarter of its sales. (Bottling operations are run independently). Pepsi Co also owns Frito-Lay‚ the world’s number 1 maker of snacks such as corn chips (Doritos‚ Fritos) and potato chips (Lay’s‚ Ruffles‚ WOW!). PepsiCo sells its Gatorade sports drink and Tropicana orange juice brands through other divisions. The company also sells Aquafina bottled water‚ Dole juices (licensed)‚ Lipton ready-to-drink
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What makes a good movie good? Name: Hilal Mohammed I.D no.: 61288 What makes a good movie good? I admire movies and cannot live without them. Some movies taught me important principles in my life‚ some created memories that will never get erased and some made me laugh so hard till I cried; that is why I love movies. However‚ there are several movies that I watched‚ but I do not remember their story at all. For a movie to affect me and stay in my memory‚ it should include three important factors:
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Product and service marketing are highly related. Take the success of a company like Apple‚ for example. The technology giant operates nearly 400 retail stores‚ employs more than 42‚000 people and hosts more than a million visitors each day. In 2012‚ Apple’s retail operations generated nearly $19 billion. Furthermore‚ it’s estimated that Apple’s Fifth Avenue store generates more than $35‚000 per square foot‚ making it the highest grossing retailer in New York – ever. Those statistics reinforce the
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beneficial? 3. Why is an army of lovers such a good idea? 4. Why does Phaedrus use Alcestis as an example of a lover? 5. Why is Orpheus considered a bad example of a lover? 6. What criticism of Aeschylus does Phaedrus make? 7. According to Phaedrus‚ why did the gods honor Achilles more highly than Alcestis? 8. What can we learn from this speech?
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1996 profit margin of 5.1% remains constant‚ profits will fund $405 million of the additional assets. Dell would require additional funding of $315 million. 1996 Profit Margin: Net profit/sales = 272 000 000 / 5 296 000 000 = 5.136% 2) The second liability assumption is that liabilities remain at 1996 sales ratios. With this assumption‚ Dell has excess capital of $217 million. This is consistent with the adjusted sustainable growth calculations
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There are many qualities that are desirable in a neighbor. A good neighbor is someone who does not mow over your flowers or does not play music too loud. Robert Frost once said that "A good fence makes a good neighbor." I agree and disagree with this statement. Most people want a solid fence between their house and their neighbors. I only the other hand‚ see a fence as a way to put yourself in a space that is just yours for nobody else to enter. I think that a fence can be symbolic of an emotional
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Good Customer Service Good customer service consists of good attitudes‚ being aware of customers‚ and knowing your job. First of all‚ one way to characterize good customer service is having a good attitude. For example: When I go into a business‚ someone should greet me in a good manner. Furthermore‚ if I need help‚ the employee should be more than willing to help with a smile on their face. The first step of good customer service is giving the customer immediate attention. Customers want the
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