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How would a low-cost price leader enforce its leadership through implied
threats to a rival? How does a firm become a “low cost” price leader? Discuss
the specific type of market structure that implied threat strategy can be
adapted.
Submit your initial post by midnight, Day 3. Please respond to 2 of your
classmates’ posts by midnight, Day 7.
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Kyle Detwiler posted Jan 18, 2023 8:37 PM Subscribe
Greetings Class,
This week we are asked to take a look at How would a low-cost price leader enforce its
leadership through implied threats to a rival how a firm becomes a low cost price leader.
Then discuss the specific type of market structure that the implied threat strategy can be
adapted. First we will look at how a low-cost price leader enforces its leadership through
implied threats to a rival. This can be accomplished for the low cost price leader by
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dropping prices by means of either lowering production costs, or they can find a way to
acquire the goods for sale at a much lower cost. This strategy can be effective if they are
so low that it is un-likely that anyone would purchase from anyone but them. Additionally,
the size and volume of the sales has to be at a high level for the competitors to notice and
try to compete with them.
The specific market strategy that an implied threat strategy can be adapted to is an
oligopoly. This market structure is one of few firms that know any of their actions will
produce a response from its competitors. This structure allows a competitor to use an
implied threat strategy because it is easy for the few firms to identify the strategy being
used as well as the low cost leader is able to evaluate the market easily and set pricing to
be a low cost price leader. This strategy is often not sustainable for a company and can
lead to a company being unsuccessful. (Kumar, 2006) Thanks for reading and I look forward
to any questions.
Bibliography
Kumar, N. (2006, December). Harvard Business Review . Retrieved from Strategies to Fight Low-Cost Rivals:
https://hbr.org/2006/12/strategies-to-fight-low-cost-rivals
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Yoselin Coronel-Torres posted Jan 18, 2023 10:59 PM Subscribe
Greetings Class and Professor,
A low-cost price leader is a company that has a sizable portion of the market and is able to
manufacture goods and services at a cheaper price than competitors and runs the danger
of driving other companies out of the market if they don’t match the pricing. A low-cost
leader may use strategies like a price war to lower the price of a good below the cost of
manufacturing of a rival to enforce its leadership. If the price gets too low, it could
jeopardize the competitor’s business. Predatory is a pricing method used to drive
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competitors off the market by lowering the price to a point where doing so would be
unprofitable. A low-cost firm could use this strategy in an oligopoly market. According to
our lesson, a market with an oligopoly has a small number of businesses that are aware of
their interdependence in terms of pricing and production strategies. Each company has a
reasonable amount of market power due to the small number of firms. The four main
domestic airlines, Delta Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines,
are examples of this tactic. These major airlines would have to band together in order to
raise fares and generate
more
financial gain. Smaller airlines can present more competition
or more problems for the market business, thus the major airlines must still be on the
lookout for them. These tiny enterprises make use of innovation and technology, as well as
reduced overhead costs, to provide cheaper costs.
Hayes, A. (2022, July 8). What are current examples of oligopolies? Investopedia. Retrieved
January 18, 2023, from https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/121514/what-are-
some-current-examples-oligopolies.asp
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Haley Garza posted Jan 18, 2023 10:26 PM Subscribe
Good evening class,
A low-cost price leader enforces its leadership through implied threats to a rival by creating
a marketing strategy that challenges their competitors prices through a price match policy.
What that means this that they allow the customer to purchase the exact same product
that is at their rivals store at the same price in its store. Not only does the store offer the
lowest prices and leads the market it also will beat any competitor pricing through
matching the prices. It has to be the exact same model and brand. I have specifically gone
to stores of my preference which are the low cost market leaders like Walmart and Target,
and even if there is another store offering what I want for a lower price, I still go to the
market leaders. And why not, because I am going to get the price matched.
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How does a firm become a “low cost” price leader?A firm can become a low-cost price
leader by having a dominant market share, getting a better understanding of market forces,
or by having a non-competitive agreement with other businesses in the industry.
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philip philip posted Jan 18, 2023 9:30 PM
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A low-cost price leader would threaten its competitors and rivals by taking away the client
base they have. For example, if two barbershops were open in the same area with both
prices of haircuts being the same. Let us say barbershop A drops its price to be $5 cheaper
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Joshua Berenson posted Jan 18, 2023 8:42 PM
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A low-cost price leader would make the competition feel threatened by offering lower
prices for the same good. If the leader is capable of lowering the cost to make the good as
well as sell the good for a discounted rate, then in the eyes of the consumer it is more
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Na’Seem Jones posted Jan 18, 2023 5:44 PM Subscribe
Hello Professor and fellow classmates.
The best way for a firm to be a low-cost price leader is to
collude with the competition. Price fixing would be the
easy way to set prices to where the firm would profit the
most. The market would have to be an Oligopoly, or a state
of limited competition. It would also have to be very little
difference in the products, so that there is little to no
competitive advantage that another firm to use to market
their product over the price leader. The most obvious way
for firm to enforce its leadership is to lower prices. That is
not the most strategic way because lowering prices usually
ends up disrupting the market more than benefiting the
firm. Other strategies would place more value on customer
service or support, not playing the pricing game, meaning
not letting your competitions raised or lowered pricing
effect you price, and so on. As explained in the lesson plan,
working together with the competition usually leads to the
best profits in an Oligopoly. That is keeping in mind only so
much cooperation is legal. Collusion and cartels are no
legal, so firms usually compete against one another by
responding to competition in raising or lower prices, which
usually ends up costing profits. Another strategy in an
Oligopoly would be to force out competition, since that will
provide a larger market share for the price-leading firm.
What the price leading firm has to understand is that
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actively trying to outmaneuver the competition usually
goes badly for them and recognize that focusing on what
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Rachel Rivera posted Jan 18, 2023 2:05 PM
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Low-cost price leaders are the firms who hold a large portion of share in a specific market. For
this reason, they are typically able to produce goods and or services at a reduced rate than the
firms in the same market as them. A low-cost price leader will enforce its leadership by lowering
their prices or even providing deals or sales. When a low-cost price leader does this it will
typically cause other firms in the same industry to follow along in order to stay competitive. The
specific market structure that this type of strategy can be adapted would be an oligopoly market.
This type of market is defined as, “situation in which a market is dominated by a few firms, each
of which recognizes that its own actions will produce a response from its rivals and that those
responses will affect it” (Rittenberg, pg. 283). In this type of market, the firms that dominate are
interdependent, which means that what one firm does will directly affect each of the others. So,
this will lead firms to follow the low-cost price leader by dropping prices when they do. Typically,
a firm becomes a low-cost price leader when it seems to control a large share of the market over
a long period of time. The leader of the market is one that is typically well known amongst the
firms in the same industry.
References
Rittenberg, L., & Tregarthen, T. (2009). Principles of Microeconomics. Irvington, NY: Flat
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Jack Marshall posted Jan 18, 2023 1:31 PM Subscribe
A low-cost price leader could use their low prices and ability to control the equilibrium
price as enforcement mechanisms through fear of a price war. Especially when they are a large
corporation with a massive amount of capital, they are able to modify the equilibrium price
without the assistance of any other corporation. Also, as a more giant corporation, a price war may
not destroy them as quickly as a much smaller rival.
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A company focuses on low-cost leadership when emphasizing low cost for their goods or
services. For example, Walmart has incorporated many strategies to help lower operational costs
enabling them to continue their competitive stance on low-cost leadership.
With the inception of new technology, Walmart has been a leader in the battle to streamline
the traditional shopping center. Automating some of their production methods and utilizing
technology that enables self-checkouts all may have a higher upfront cost but save money overall.
This utilization of automation and technology allows Walmart to lower overall operational costs.
Walmart has also utilized a green initiative to both lower utility bills and attract the green
energy crowd. They do this through the utilization of solar panels on the roof and skylights
throughout the building to reduce the need for lighting.
Another method Walmart uses to lower operating costs is the minimization of spending on
human resources. Traditionally low wages, a lack of employee education/training, and a lack of
health benefits contribute to Walmart’s approach to low-cost leadership. This specific approach has
been relatively unpopular among employees and the general public. Recognizing this fact,
Walmart utilizes the tagline “Save money, live better” in an attempt to retain as many loyal
customers as possible while still attempting to draw a new customer base.
Walmart owns a fleet of tractor-trailers totaling roughly 3,000 trucks and approximately
12,000 trailers. However, they may incur ongoing insurance and maintenance costs associated with
owning a fleet of trucks and trailers and cutting all outsourcing costs. This ownership creates
tangible, leverageable assets and saves them money in the long run.
An oligopoly is a market structure with few firms, none of which can keep the others from
having significant influence yet having the ability to exert significant control over a given market.
An implied threat strategy can work well in this market, as the threat of a price war driving
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Annabelle Laud posted Jan 18, 2023 3:24 AM Subscribe
A low-cost price leader enforces it’s leadership through a strategic decision making. Unlike
it’s rival (monopolistic competitive market) there is less to no difference between the
products which identifying it from another product may be harder unless it’s intentionally
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Shirley Shuler posted Jan 18, 2023 9:55 AM
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Hello Professor and class,
A low cost leader would maintain their position of dominance by extending discounts or
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Charles Blackmon posted Jan 17, 2023 10:11 PM
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Hello,
A low -cost price leader would enforce it’s leadership through implied threats to a rival by
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