Is it ethical for me to charge a different price because I enjoy tutoring someone?
If I enjoy tutoring someone, I don't want to risk losing them as a client, so I believe it is ethical to charge them less. What do you think?
2007-01-27 14:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by Steven 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There is nothing wrong with giving a lower price to preferred clients.
2007-01-27 14:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Its Hero Dictatorship 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're a private business, and thereafore have the right to charge what the traffic will bear. You also have the right to lower your prices as you see fit. It might be less ethical to raise your price for someone you personally dislike, but that too is legal. They are always free to go elsewhere. If you were the only tutor around, then there could be an ethics question of monopolization there.
2007-01-27 22:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a set price schedule that all your clients are charged by, then it wouldn't be ethical to charge a different price, but if you charge on a case by base basis, then you are able to charge whatever you want to charge. Of course, if this is a long term client and it is your business then you may charge whatever you like and no one has to know about it. Of course if someone found out you were charging less they might make an issue of it, but that is why your terms and salary are nobody's business but yours.
2007-01-27 22:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by hargonagain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with it. As a former tutor myself, I know that some students are much more fun to work with and I see no problem with charging them a different price. When I tutored I considered each one a different contract thus allowing me to charge different prices for different people.
2007-01-27 22:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? I think if they are fun to help out and don't give you lots of trouble or attitude, why not give 'em a break? Plus they may refer other business to you as well.
2007-01-27 22:07:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You charge whatever you charge- it's not unusual to give folks discounts, etc., for various reasons: friendship, hardship, etc., etc.
2007-01-27 22:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is your choice, and is an agreement between both of you.
2007-01-27 22:09:03 · answer #7 · answered by onAhhroll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋