Quantity Surcharges on Groceries
| dc.creator | Agrawal, Jagdish | |
| dc.creator | Grimm, Pamela E. | |
| dc.creator | Srinivasan, Narasimhan | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:46:03Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:49:54Z | |
| dc.description | A quantity surcharge exists when the unit cost of a given brand is higher for a large-size package than for a smaller one. This paper examines some product and household characteristics that influence observed quantity surcharging practices. Results indicate that the propensity to buy a large-size package of a product is positively influenced by the extent of a household's usage of that product, procurement cost, and carrying capacity, and is negatively influenced by the propensity to price search. A retailer's decision to levy a quantity surcharge is, in turn, influenced by the demand for the product, the propensity to buy large-size packages, and to some extent the product's carrying cost. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.25179 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25179/files/rr940024.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25179 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/540593 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25179 | |
| dc.title | Quantity Surcharges on Groceries | |
| dc.type | Text |