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Respond to a Competitor Price Cut: Match, Ignore or Counter

After a competitor cuts prices by a set percentage, compares three responses (match, ignore, counter-position), models the revenue impact of each at your current volume and ends with the response a top strategy consultant would recommend.

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Situation: a competitor has just cut its prices by [X]%.

1. Walk me through my three options: match the cut, ignore it, or counter-position.
2. For each path, model the impact on revenue at my current volume: [current volume and price].
3. Close with the response a top-tier strategy consultant would recommend, and why.

If my current volume or price is missing, ask me for it before modeling.
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