The following graph input tool shows the daily demand for hotel rooms at the Oceans Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To help the hotel management better understand the market, an economist identified three primary factors that affect the demand for rooms each night. These demand factors, along with the values corresponding to the initial demand curve, are shown in the following table and alongside the graph input tool. Demand FactorInitial ValueAverage American household income$50,000 per yearRoundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Atlantic City (ACY)$250 per roundtripRoom rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans$250 per night For each of the following scenarios, begin by assuming that all demand factors are set to their original values and Oceans is charging $100 per room per night. If average household income

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The following graph input tool shows the daily demand for hotel rooms at the Oceans Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To help the hotel management better understand the market, an economist identified three primary factors that affect the demand for rooms each night. These demand factors, along with the values corresponding to the initial demand curve, are shown in the following table and alongside the graph input tool.

Demand FactorInitial ValueAverage American household income$50,000 per yearRoundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Atlantic City (ACY)$250 per roundtripRoom rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans$250 per night

For each of the following scenarios, begin by assuming that all demand factors are set to their original values and Oceans is charging $100 per room per night.

If average household income increases by 20%, from $50,000 to $60,000 per year, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Oceans____    from

rooms per night to______rooms per night. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand is____    , meaning that hotel rooms at the Oceans are _____ .

If the price of a room at the Meadows were to decrease by 10%, from $250 to $225, while all other demand factors remain at their initial values, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Oceans _____ from rooms per night to ____rooms per night. Because the cross-price elasticity of demand is _____ , hotel rooms at the Oceans and hotel rooms at the Meadows are _____ .

Oceans is debating decreasing the price of its rooms to $75 per night. Under the initial demand conditions, you can see that this would cause its total revenue to _____ . Decreasing the price will always have this effect on revenue when Oceans is operating on the _____ portion of its demand curve.

 

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Transcribed Image Text:PRICE (Dollars per room) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 Demand 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Hotel rooms) Graph Input Tool Market for Oceans's Hotel Rooms Price (Dollars per room) Quantity Demanded (Hotel rooms per night) Demand Factors Average Income (Thousands of dollars) Airfare from PIT to ACY (Dollars per roundtrip) Room Rate at Meadows (Dollars per night) 100 400 50 250 250 (2. ?
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