In addition, Pan’s research (2004) also confirms that product evaluation can effectively predict purchase
intention–the higher the opinion consumers hold towards a product, the more purchase intention there is. Thus,
this research is proposing the following hypotheses, H3, H3a, and H3b:
H3: Price discounts will affect consumers’ purchase intention in relation to their degree of brand image and
product knowledge.
H3a: Higher price discounting has greater influence on how brand image affects purchase intention than lower
price discounting does.
H3b: Higher price discounting has greater influence on how product knowledge affects purchase intention than
lower price discount does.