Private Goods - They are those goods whose
price and quantity is determine by market forces . It has 2
characteristics which are it is rivalrious and excludable. It is
owned by private individual. For example , clothes , shoes etc.
Challenges for private goods -
- Price - As in the market there are various
rivals and we have large number of consumers. So, in order to
attract consumers rivals keep price fluctuating according to the
competition . They try lower the price so that they can attract
consumers. So They have to compete with lower price rivals as this
reduce profits, so those who have lower cost only they can survive
in this situation.
- Survival - As we have large number of firms in
other words large number of competitiors. So in order to survive in
the market firms should come with unique quality in their product
so that they can get consumers inspite of having large number of
rivals and also they have to produce effeciently and also we have
to meet customer needs.
- Decision makers - So decison play a important
role. Decision have to be meade according to the demand , according
to competition or according to the scenrio so that firms can fetch
large benefits from the sale. So decison making is also a big
challenge.
- Risk management - Risk is from two sides from
the supplier side and from the customer side. So you there is great
involvement of risk to sell private goods because they have make
lots of cost in making the product so if it is not ful filling
customer need then it is no no use to incur so much of cost. For
example , if you ahve produced particular good but customer is not
responding well for that good that means your cost goes waste as it
is not up to the clients demand. So , it involves
risk.
- Proposal writing -Once you got good response
from customers it has to be your work to stay connected with them
so that you can again get them , and also you have to do the
reasearch so that you can do best on it.
Public goods - They are opposite of private
goods . It is specially for the welfare of the society and are
provided free throgh public taxation. It mainly has two
characteristics Non - excludable and non - rival. For example ,
roads , parks etc .
Challenges for public goods
- Free Rider - In these type of goods there is a
problem of free rider because of its two characteristics. For
example , If there is a street lighting, without paying anything
for it people get benefit from this. So this is a problem in case
of pulbic goods.
- Cost of Public goods - It is usually high as
this is for non profit motive and it involves large population so
it has huge cost.
- Valuation of Free rider - Valuation of free
rider cannot be done , as how much they are benefitting we can not
estimate that as it has characteristics of non excludable and non
rival . so it is difficult to do valuation
- Market failure - These goods are not provided
by private individuals as they need profit but public goods are
made for society. So, in this government has to decide output
suitable for the society for this it extimate social benefits. It
creates market failure as some customers pay but others dont pay
but use it so this lead to market failure.