Demand in Business

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A Levels Business Studies (AQA AS BUSS1) Mind Map on Demand in Business, created by lj.willis on 07/04/2014.
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Demand in Business
  1. Definition of Demand = How much customers are prepared and willing to buy at a given price
    1. How it is measured : Through volume of sales or volume of products bought
    2. Factors that affect demand for a startup's product...
      1. Price
        1. Incomes
          1. Tastes & fashion
            1. Competitor actions
            2. 1. Price
              1. Perhaps the most important factor - a key signal of "value" for most customers; demand for some products are more "price-sensitive" than others
              2. 2. Incomes
                1. What people buy is linked to their disposable income & attitude to credit. As incomes change, customers often switch to substitute alternative products
                2. 3. Tastes & fashion
                  1. Often changing, particular for consumer products
                  2. 4. Competitor actions
                    1. Price often used as a competitive weapon to gain sales
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