A Department Store Buys a Wool Coat for $120 and Sets

question 30

Essay

A department store buys a wool coat for $120 and sets its retail price at $300. The coat costs $85 to produce. When the coat doesn't sell, the store marks the price down to $200, then $100, and finally $70. At $70, Amy buys the coat. What was the coat's true value? Why?

Understand the concept of fashion and its sociocultural impacts.

Identify and explain basic theories of fashion diffusion, including trickle-down, trickle-up, and trickle-across theories.

Analyze the role of media and cultural categories in shaping fashion trends.

Understand the difference between styles, fashion, fads, and classics in the context of product life cycles.

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