The following graph input tool shows the daily demand for hotel rooms at the Lakes Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To help the hotelmanagement better understand the market, an economist identified three primary factors that affect the demand for rooms each night. These demandfactors, along with the values corresponding to the initial demand curve, are shown in the following table and alongside the graph input tool.Demand FactorAverage American household incomeRoundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Atlantic City (ACY)Room rate at the Mountaineer Hotel and Casino, which is near the LakesPRICE (Dollars per room)Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph.Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly.500450400350300250200150100 +500Demand+0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500QUANTITY (Hotel rooms)Graph Input ToolMarket for Lakes's Hotel RoomsPrice(Dollars per room)QuantityDemanded(Hotel rooms pernight)Demand FactorsAverage Income(Thousands ofdollars)Airfare from PIT toACYInitial Value$50,000 per year$100 per roundtrip$250 per night(Dollars perroundtrip)Room Rate atMountaineer(Dollars per night)15035050100250(?)For each of the following scenarios, begin by assuming that all demand factors are set to their original values and Lakes is charging $150 per room pernight.If average household income increases by 20%, from $50,000 to $60,000 per year, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Lakes fromrooms per night torooms per night. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand is, meaning that hotel rooms at the Lakes areIf the price of an airline ticket from PIT to ACY were to increase by 10%, from $100 to $110 roundtrip, while all other demand factors remain at theirinitial values, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Lakes from rooms per night to [ rooms per night. Because the cross-priceelasticity of demand is▼, hotel rooms at the Lakes and airline trips between PIT and ACY areLakes is debating decreasing the price of its rooms to $125 per night. Under the initial demand conditions, you can see that this would cause its totalDecreasing the price will always have this effect on revenue when Lakes is operating on therevenue toportion of itsdemand curve.

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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 Factor Average American household income Roundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Atlantic City (ACY) Room rate at the Mountaineer Hotel and Casino, which is near the Lakes PRICE (Dollars per room) Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 + 50 Demand 0 + 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Hotel rooms) Graph Input Tool Market for Lakes's Hotel Rooms Price (Dollars per room) Quantity Demanded (Hotel rooms per night) Demand Factors Average Income (Thousands of dollars) Initial Value $50,000 per year $100 per roundtrip $250 per night Airfare from PIT to ACY (Dollars per roundtrip) Room Rate at Mountaineer (Dollars per night) 150 350 50 100 250 ? For each of the following scenarios, begin by assuming that all demand factors are set to their original values and Lakes is charging $150 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 Lakes from rooms per night to rooms per night. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand is , meaning that hotel rooms at the Lakes are If the price of an airline ticket from PIT to ACY were to increase by 10%, from $100 to $110 roundtrip, while all other demand factors remain at their initial values, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Lakes from rooms per night to rooms per night. Because the cross-price elasticity of demand is ✓, hotel rooms at the Lakes and airline trips between PIT and ACY are Lakes is debating decreasing the price of its rooms to $125 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 Lakes is operating on the portion of its demand curve.

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 Factor Average American household income Roundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Atlantic City (ACY) Room rate at the Mountaineer Hotel and Casino, which is near the Lakes PRICE (Dollars per room) Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 + 50 Demand 0 + 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Hotel rooms) Graph Input Tool Market for Lakes's Hotel Rooms Price (Dollars per room) Quantity Demanded (Hotel rooms per night) Demand Factors Average Income (Thousands of dollars) Initial Value $50,000 per year $100 per roundtrip $250 per night Airfare from PIT to ACY (Dollars per roundtrip) Room Rate at Mountaineer (Dollars per night) 150 350 50 100 250 ? For each of the following scenarios, begin by assuming that all demand factors are set to their original values and Lakes is charging $150 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 Lakes from rooms per night to rooms per night. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand is , meaning that hotel rooms at the Lakes are If the price of an airline ticket from PIT to ACY were to increase by 10%, from $100 to $110 roundtrip, while all other demand factors remain at their initial values, the quantity of rooms demanded at the Lakes from rooms per night to rooms per night. Because the cross-price elasticity of demand is ✓, hotel rooms at the Lakes and airline trips between PIT and ACY are Lakes is debating decreasing the price of its rooms to $125 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 Lakes is operating on the portion of its demand curve.

Macroeconomics

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337617390

Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

ChapterA: Working With Diagrams

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3QP

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