Report Pepsi Soft Drink in Thai Monopolistically Competitive Market Presented to Grega Libor, Prof., Ph.D. Department of Business Economics Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Czech Republic Presented by Ms.Mananya Santikongka ID. 5415350098, Batch 15, No.3 Kasetsart International MBA program, Kasetsart University Managerial Economics and Business Strategy 2011 Contents Introduction Page 3 Company Information Page 3 Figure 1: The Market Share of Soft Drink in 2010 Table 1: The Percentage of Each Segment of Soft Drink in 2010 Table 2: The Distribution of Soft Drink in the Market in 2010 Demand and Supply of Pepsi Page 4 Table 3: Population and Demand in Cola Soft Drink …show more content…
That means price and quantity demanded are inversely related. As the price of Pepsi rises (falls) and all other things remain constant, the quantity demanded of Pepsi falls (rises). The demand curve could be shifted by factors other than the price – consumer income, prices of related goods, advertising and consumer tastes, population, and consumer expectations – that affect demand. Then, the demand curve of Pepsi will shift to the left or the right depended on a kind of factor and a direction of change. Figure 2: Changes in Demand of Pepsi Price Quantity Increase in Demand Decrease in Demand D0 D1 D2 1. Consumer Income Pepsi is a normal good, so when consumers get more income, they normally consume more Pepsi at any given price. The demand curve shift to the right. Inversely, when consumers get less income, they decrease their consumption of Pepsi. Because of the change in income, the demand curve will shift to the left. 2. Prices of Related Goods In case of substitutes, an increase (decrease) in the price of Pepsi leads to an increase (decrease) in the demand for the other good. For example, if the price of Coke increases, most consumers will begin to substitute Pepsi, because the relative price of Coke is higher than before. The quantity of Pepsi demanded will tend to increase as a result an increase price of Coke increases the demand
Any change that lowers the quantity that buyers wish to purchase at any given price shifts the demand curve to the left.
For now, let’s look at how the number of Starbucks (supply) impacted the demand for this product. Supply and demand have an inverse relationship. This means that as supply increases, demand decreases and vice versa. Starbucks presents an interesting example at how this concept works (Miller, 69).
Law of Demand: Downward slope, and inverse relation of price and quantity demand. When price of oranges goes up, the quantity demand will decrease, because of higher price, and substitutes.
The first factor is the availability of substitute goods, which are goods that can be utilized instead of the original good. If there is a substitute good available, the demand is likely to change more because people can buy different products. On the contrary, if an item has few substitute goods, it may not gain or lose customers. In Canada, Nike shoes have lots of substitute goods like Adidas
Supply and demand lies in the heart and soul of economics. The concept is perhaps the single most driving force in an economy, specifically a capitalist economy. Supply and demand is based on two concepts: The law of demand and the law of supply. The law of demand states that the demand of a product rises as its price falls, therefore the demand of a product falls as its price rises. A good example of this occurs in grocery stores. If the price of a case of Coca-cola drops from $6.99 to $2.99 the demand for the product will rise because more people are willing to pay $2.99 rather than $6.99. Not only will typical consumer of Coca-cola purchase more but consumers who are not normally willing to pay $6.99 will make the purchase. Substitution also plays a role in the equation. Substitution occurs when consumers substitute one good for another based on price levels. In the Coca-cola scenario, some Pepsi drinkers will purchase the Coca-cola given the case of Pepsi is price higher.
The law of demand shows that a.there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.b.the demand curve is positively sloped.c.when the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded increases.d.the supply curve is
Apple juice and orange juice are substitutes for consumers, so the fall in the price of apple juice decreases the demand for orange juice. The demand curve for orange juice shifts leftward. The increase in the wage rate paid to orange grove workers raises the cost of producing orange juice. The supply of orange juice decreases and the supply curve of orange juice shifts leftward. The net effect of these events decreases the equilibrium quantity but has an undetermined effect on equilibrium price. If supply decreases by more than the demand, the shift in the
In the long term prospects, Pepsi will fare better because of its better marketing and advertising strategies, more widely accepted and more market share.
Coca Cola and Pepsi are the brands with the highest brand equities. Both, Coca Cola and Pepsi have gone through the highs and lows of their business to reach that position. Coca Cola’s marketing has been changing over time with more and more products being added every day, while Pepsi has implemented several smart marketing strategies to improve its turnover and profits. So, let’s see what were the marketing strategies implemented by Coca Cola and Pepsi.
In addition to the law of demand, the law of supply also serves as the second major resource in studying economics. The law of supply states that with other factors remaining constant, as the price rises, the quantity of the product supplied also rises. Conversely, as the price falls, quantity of the product supplied also falls (Colander, 2006, p 97). The law of supply is refers to how producers can effectively substitute the production of one product for another (Colander, 2006, p.
There are several factors that cause changes in demand, such as consumer tastes and preferences, consumer income, consumer expectations, prices of other related products, and the number of buyers or consumers. In the example of people wanting to pick the gender of their children, the increase in the demand curve can be attributed to a change in consumer tastes and preferences as well as the number of buyers. From the article, there has been in increase the amount of people who want to balance their families and pick the gender of their child. This illustrates the concept of an increase in consumer tastes, ultimately causing a shift in demand. The article also states that the number of people interested in picking the gender of their chills has increased, signifying a rise in the number of buyers. This
The demand curve shows what happens to the quantity demanded of a good when its price varies, holding constant all the other variables that influence buyers. When one or more of these other variables changes, the demand curve shifts leading to an increase or decrease in demand. The table below lists all the variables that influence how much consumers choose to buy cigarettes.4
PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient food and beverages that manufacture, market, distribute and sell wide variety of beverages, foods and snacks, serving consumers in almost every part of the world. PepsiCo operates under six reportable segments: Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), Latin America Foods (LAF), PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), PepsiCo Europe (Europe) and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). All of the mentioned segments are registered under one symbol “PEP” whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange. Since 49% of PepsiCo’s operations are outside of the U.S. that generates significant portion of the company’s net revenue, PepsiCo selected the currency of its foreign subsidiaries in which they generally operates as its functional currency, which is translated into US dollars on the company’s financial statements. I have found that two major players, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola dominate the non-alcoholic beverage industry around the world. There is tremendous competition within a relatively slowing industry and PepsiCo currently controls nearly 21% of the industry with its Frito- Lay segment alone controls 60% of the U.S snack-food market.
Availability of substitutes: If the price of Coca-Cola was to increase, we can say that a lot of consumers would turn to other kind of soft drinks and that bring a result of the quality demanded of Coca-Cola will decline. But if the price of Coca-Cola falls a lot of consumers will change other soft drinks to Coca-Cola