Modeling Channel Margins Microeconomics revisited 06/06/06
Required Project Discussion (3) What, do you estimate, are the gross margins for your specific retailers or retail categories? What governs setting resale prices for the principal retailer in your project, what are the approaches to pricing by its suppliers?
Retail demand
Retail demand and constant markup
Derived demand curve Combination of wholesale prices and quantities sold under different assumptions of retailer pricing Demand curve facing the retailer’s supplier(s). Permits modeling of “channel” margins, margins of retailer and supplier combined.
Retailer with constant unit markup
Retailer and vendor with constant unit markup
Retail demand and marginal revenue
Intersection of marginal revenue and marginal costs
Retailer and vendor marginal revenue +vendor marginal costs
Retailer and vendor marginal revenue +vendor marginal costs
Retailer and vendor marginal revenue +vendor marginal costs
Retailer able to obtain a guaranteed 50% markup, vendor with unique product
Retailer able to obtain a guaranteed 50% markup, vendor with unit markup