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Demand
Muhammad Imran
Measuring Current Market Demand
Marketers will want to estimate three
different aspects of current market
demand
1042 Under 10 80 1 80
(lode 10 to 50 50 2 100
deposits) Over 50 20 4 80
150 260 $260,000
1043 Under 10 40 1 40
(placer 10 to 50 20 2 40
deposits) Over 50 10 3 30
70 110 110,000
$370,000
Market-Factor Index Method
Identifies market factors that correlate with
market potential and combines them into
weighted index.
A manufacturer of men’s dress shirts wishes to
evaluate its sales performance relative to market
potential in several major market areas.
Total national potential $2 billion per year.
The company current nationwide sales are $140
million, about 7% of the total potential market.
Its sales in New York are $1,100,000.
The buying power index (BPI) for a specific area is
given by
BPI = .2 x percentage of national population in the area
.5 x percentage of effective buying income in the area
.3 x percentage of national retail sales in the area