MKT352 CASE 4: Pricing Light Bulb Market
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Pricing: Acme Lamp Company You are the marketing manager for Acme Lamp Company. Acme specializes in the manufacture of lamps (light bulbs) for
industrial applications. You are in charge of launching Acme’s new LED-12 light emitting diode (LED) lamp. The LED-12
uses an array of 12 high-intensity LEDs to replace a standard medium-base incandescent lamp. As part of the launch
plan, you must select a price. You have the following data:
Attribute
Investment
Fixed Cost
Variable Cost
Unit Sales
Unit Sales, Max
% Markup
Target ROI
LED-12: Life
Existing lamps: Price
Existing lamps: Life
Existing lamps: Labor
Price elasticity Data
$20,000
$10,000
$10
5,000/ year
10,000/ year
20%
20%
24 months
$1
3 months
$20/ lamp to replace
1 Description
Money invested to develop product
Overhead costs not changing with quantity produced
Labor and material costs to produce each unit
Quantity of units forecast to sell at $20 per unit
Constraint on production; Maximum production quantity
Desired return on sales
Target return on investment for new projects
Long life due to rugged LED design
Price of existing lamps: Incandescent and CFL
Shortened life due to severe conditions in industrial plant
Labor cost to replace existing lamp
% change in demand given a % change in price 1. Calculate the target price using Markup/ Cost-Plus pricing.
Pricing Calculations
Unit Cost Results Markup Price
2. Calculate the target price using Target Return pricing.
Pricing Calculations
Unit Cost Results Target-Return Price
3. Calculate the target price using Value-In-Use pricing. Assume industrial plant uses 100 lamps.
Pricing Calculations
Current cost Results Value In Use Price 4. Calculate the target price using the Optimal Price Analysis: http://www.ccdconsultants.com/calculators/optimal-price-analysis.html
Pricing Calculations
Optimal Price Results

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