A QUEUEING MODEL FOR EGG PRICE DETERMINATION

S.M. Strong and A.M. Wolanowski

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1981, vol. 25, issue 2, 6

Abstract: The determination of the price paid to its suppliers and by its customers is a major task for some marketing authorities. The commodity arrives randomly at the authority's facility and is removed randomly by customers. Between arrival and departure, the commodity awaits processing, is processed (graded, packed), and awaits removal by a customer. It is suggested that this similarity to a queue enables a profit function, dependent on price, to be constructed. Determination of the price maximising this function is seen to be one solution to the price setting problem.

Keywords: Demand; and; Price; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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