Salon Services

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In the hair salon industry there are salon services and retail products that make up the output. Because the services generate most of the salon’s business that is what I will consider as the final output. Possible services include haircuts, hair colors, perms, etc.

There are many things that could affect the supply and demand for these services. People's income is a huge factor. When the economy is down and people are making less money or don't have jobs, the "extras" like highlights and hairstyles are going to be less in demand. The tastes and preferences of customers is another thing that impacts the demand for services (Supply and Demand). Perms are no longer in as much demand as they were in the eighties because people's taste changes with the changing style as the years go by. The quality of the service is a factor as well (Supply and Demand). If the customer feels that something is a great value than there will be more of a demand. Also, the availability of the service plays a big role (Supply and Demand). If the service is offered when the customer needs it then there will be more of a demand. The things that are apt to affect supply of salon services are things like production costs (which includes wages and material costs) and the number of other businesses that provide the same services (Supply and Demand). Supply of products needed to perform the services can go down as a result of a rise in production costs for the producer of the product.

I would say that demand for hair salon services is elastic because there is no shortage of hair salons. there is a lot of competition out there. Customers have the luxury of being picky about selecting the salon they choose to go to.

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