The pricing trap…

Written by Richard Baldwyn ATT, CTA
October 6, 2014

Setting the price for your product or services is probably the single most important business decision you’ll ever make, and getting it wrong can cost you dearly.

Let’s show you what we mean.

Imagine that XYZ Ltd sells widgets and last month it made a profit of £700 selling 2,000 units.

So XYZ.s profit and loss account looked like this:

Now the directors are XYZ Limited are a pretty switched on bunch so they commission some market research to see what would happen if they increase or decrease their prices.

And they discover that if they decrease their prices by just 10% they can increase their volume by 20%.

However if they increase their prices by 10% they'll lose 10% of their sales volume.

So looking at this, decreasing their prices seems a pretty good option - right?

​Well, let's look at what happens in each scenario:

Not only will XYZ be worse off, but it will be much worse off.

Now we’re not suggesting every business needs to increase its prices.

However what we are saying is that you need to look at your pricing strategy very carefully and never fall blindly into the trap of simply accepting that lower prices = higher sales and profits.

And remember, every business has a magic price - as long as you're on the left side of that magic price, you can afford to increase your prices.​

Now for some even more surprising pricing numbers, watch the video below and grab your free download.

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About the author

Richard Baldwyn ATT CTA

Richard is Co-Founder of The Friendly Accountants and has more than 30 years' experience in tax, including 3 years spent inside HMRC before moving into private practice. He advises individuals and owner-managed businesses on a wide range of UK tax issues, including the tax challenges created by digital platforms and online business models.

Richard has specialised in UK crypto taxation since 2016 and was one of the first UK tax advisers to write publicly about the taxation of cryptoassets. His work includes advising individuals, investors, founders and owner-managed businesses on complex crypto transactions, HMRC disclosures and enquiries, DeFi, NFTs and the tax issues facing businesses operating with digital assets.

He also has first-hand experience of cryptoassets and Web3 projects, combining practical knowledge of how crypto is used with wider UK tax experience.

He particularly enjoys making complex tax transactions easier to understand and helping clients apply tax rules to transactions and technologies that do not always fit neatly within traditional tax categories. More about Richard and the TFA team

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