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ePack: Principles of Microeconomics 6th Edition by Gregory Mankiw

Edition 6ISBN: 978-1133150558
book ePack: Principles of Microeconomics 6th Edition by Gregory Mankiw cover

ePack: Principles of Microeconomics 6th Edition by Gregory Mankiw

Edition 6ISBN: 978-1133150558
Exercise 2
Suppose that business travelers and vacationers have the following demand for airline tickets from New York to Boston:
Suppose that business travelers and vacationers have the following demand for airline tickets from New York to Boston:     a. As the price of tickets rises from $200 to $250, what is the price elasticity of demand for (i) business travelers and (ii) vacationers? (Use the midpoint method in your calculations.) b. Why might vacationers have a different elasticity from business travelers?
a. As the price of tickets rises from $200 to $250, what is the price elasticity of demand for (i) business travelers and (ii) vacationers? (Use the midpoint method in your calculations.)
b. Why might vacationers have a different elasticity from business travelers?
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