Thursday, October 18, 2012

Topic 11: Brand Names And Utility



In nowadays society, people have certain inclination to buy certain product. By looking at the demonstration in the video, even though there are many kinds of peanut butter, consumers still choose the one that might be the cheapest. Choosing cheap product not only because consumers want to save money but also because consumers seem to care about products' price more than products' brand. Personally, I don't have high utility on buying famous brand of food. I can easily be satisfied as long as I think food's quality is as same as its price. However, sometimes, I have high utility on buying clothing stuff. Comparing my demand curves with non-name products, I will not buy non-name products, even though it is sold in a low price. Conversely, if it's famous brand such as Nike, or Adidas, then my quantity of demand will increase while the price of the clothes is decreasing. For instance, if a Nike T-shirt costs 1000, I will probably only buy one; however, if the price of T-shirt decreases, then I will probably go for two. In conclusion, every people have different utility towards different products; therefore, companies have to figure out what product they made can attract most of people with high utility. 

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