Question Suppose that business travelers and vacationers have the following demand for airline tickets from Karachi to Dubai:       Price   Quantity Demanded   (Business Travelers)   Quantity Demanded   (vacationers)   $150   2100 Tickets   1000 Tickets   $200   2000    800   $250   $300   1900   1800    600    400                       As the price of tickets rises from $150 to $200, what is the price elasticity of demand for (i) business travelers and (ii) vacationers? (Use the midpoint method in your calculations.)

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Suppose that business travelers and vacationers have the following demand for airline tickets from Karachi to Dubai:

 

 

 

Price

 

Quantity Demanded

 

(Business Travelers)

 

Quantity Demanded

 

(vacationers)

 

$150

 

2100 Tickets

 

1000 Tickets

 

$200

 

2000

 

 800

 

$250

 

$300

 

1900

 

1800

 

 600

 

 400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the price of tickets rises from $150 to $200, what is the price elasticity of demand for (i) business travelers and (ii) vacationers? (Use the midpoint method in your calculations.)

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