Question

In preparation for introducing a new doll to the market, a toy company advertises and creates so much demand that little girls are lined up at the stores, determined to be the first to own one. The toy company sells these first dolls at twice their actual retail value. This is an example of ______.

Answer 1

Price Skimming

Step-by-step explanation:

Price skimming is one kind of price-setting strategy where marketers set a relatively higher price when the product launch initially in the market. Generally, the producer sets a higher price rather than it should prevail in the market, and later on, the price goes down due to lower demand. Price skimming strategy only applicable to a new product that is about to launch in the market. It is generally done by fancy advertising of the product.