The National Zoo is enlisting your help in setting the price of its admission. The management is aware that there are two markets for admission: (i) adults aged 18-60 and (ii) children/senior citizens. Demand functions for both markets are: Pp = 9.6 - 0.08QD Px = 4 - 0.05QK (Demand for adults) (Demand for children) where: Pp = ticket price of adults; Px = ticket price of children/senior citizens; Qp = number of adults daily; Qx = number of children/senior citizens daily. Assume that cogestion is not a problem so management views that the marginal cost is zero. (a) If management decides to implement price discrimination, calculate the equilibrium prices and quantitities for each market.
The National Zoo is enlisting your help in setting the price of its admission. The management is aware that there are two markets for admission: (i) adults aged 18-60 and (ii) children/senior citizens. Demand functions for both markets are: Pp = 9.6 - 0.08QD Px = 4 - 0.05QK (Demand for adults) (Demand for children) where: Pp = ticket price of adults; Px = ticket price of children/senior citizens; Qp = number of adults daily; Qx = number of children/senior citizens daily. Assume that cogestion is not a problem so management views that the marginal cost is zero. (a) If management decides to implement price discrimination, calculate the equilibrium prices and quantitities for each market.
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