Market Equilibration Process
Markets can bring together buyers or also called the demanders and sellers also known as the suppliers. Suppliers and demanders exist in many forms, in the market. Some markets are deemed local and other are nationwide or global. “Some are highly personal, involving face to face contact between demander and suppliers; others are faceless, with buyer and seller never seeing or knowing each other” (McConnell, Brue & Flynn, 2009). Starbucks is a corporation that was been around since 1970 and it the largest coffeehouse corporation on the planet and worldwide coffee chain in America.
“The law of demand is a principle that, other things equal, an increase in the product’s price will reduce the quantity of it demanded, and conversely for a decrease in price” (McConnell, Brue & Flynn, 2009). “In the case of Starbucks, the price of coffee is remaining the same, the income of consumer increases, and the business of coffee will increase” (Microeconomic Individual Assignment–Starbucks, 2013). Starbucks primary target men and woman around the age of 25 to 40. This age group accounts for almost 49% of total business (O’Farrell, 2014). “Starbucks’ appeal to this consumer age group through hip, contemporary design that is consistent in advertising and decor, and working to keep its products current as status symbols” (O’Farrell, 2014). Customers tend to be people with rather large revenue, trained jobs and emphasize on social well-being. “This target audience grows at a rate of 3 percent “(O’Farrell, 2014)
“The law of supply is the principle that, other things equal, an increase in the price of the product will increase the number of it supplied, and conversely for a price decrease” (McConnell, Brue & Flynn, 2009). Starbucks has increased charges seven times since 1997. “Each time, there has been little effect on demand, according to analysts, and they say they expect the July 31 price...