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 Factor Initial Value Average American household income $50,000 per year Roundtrip airfare from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlantic City (ACY) $200 per roundtrip Room rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans $200 per night 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.
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 Factor Initial Value Average American household income $50,000 per year Roundtrip airfare from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlantic City (ACY) $200 per roundtrip Room rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans $200 per night 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.
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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 Factor
|
Initial Value
|
---|---|
Average American household income | $50,000 per year |
Roundtrip airfare from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlantic City (ACY) | $200 per roundtrip |
Room rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans | $200 per night |
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.

Transcribed Image Text: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.
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 MSY to
ACY
(Dollars per
roundtrip)
Room Rate at
Meadows
(Dollars per night)
100
400
50
200
200
(?)

Transcribed Image Text: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
, meaning that hotel rooms at the
rooms per night. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand is
Oceans are
If the price of a room at the Meadows were to decrease by 20%, from $200 to $160, while all other demand factors remain at their initial values, the
quantity of rooms demanded at the Oceans from
rooms per night. Because the cross-price elasticity of
rooms per night to
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.
Expert Solution

Given:
Demand Factor
|
Value
|
---|---|
Average American household income | $50,000 per year |
Roundtrip airfare from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlantic City (ACY) | $200 per roundtrip |
Room rate at the Meadows Hotel and Casino, which is near the Oceans | $200 per night |
Market Price per Hotel Room | $100 |
Quantity demanded of Hotel rooms per night | 400 |
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