Consumption of furniture made from panel products among bumiputeras at Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka / Muhammad Faiz Kamarudin

Price, quality, design, and size were important factors that considered by customers when they want to buy furniture. However, there is no specific research has been done to gathered data about the consumption of furniture made from panel products. A study was conducted to determine the consumption of furniture made from panel products among bumiputeras at Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka. Questionnaire has been used as a tool of gathering the data. From a total of 101 questionnaires that were distributed, 90 samples were returned back. The case study involved three different groups of respondents which are students, UiTM staffs, and other Jengka residents. Based on the results of the survey, there is no significant different between position and price factor. But the value of mean is in between 2.0 to 3.0. Therefore, it is very clear that the respondents regardless of gender, different background educational level or age are satisfied and agree with the price of furniture made from panel product and the size of panel products. However, many were disagreed on the quality and design of furniture made from panel products. Therefore, the price of furniture made from panel products should be maintained while various new designs should be introduced and the quality of furniture made from panel product should be improved by the manufacturers.