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A Quantitative Method of Teaching Pricing Theory

A technique successfully used in marketing classes to teach pricing theory is described. The technique consists of deriving and maximizing profit functions which explicitly take demand into account. Several different demand functions are discussed and profit maximizing formulas for each are derived. Application of the technique to other marketing variables such as advertising is discussed.