The owners of Carciti car park are considering reducing their car parking rates to attract more customers
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The owners of Carciti car park are considering reducing their car parking rates to attract more customers in the hope that the extra customers will increase the revenue they receive from car parking. The current price is $4.00 per day, and 350 car park permits are sold every day. The owners know that reducing the price from $4.00 per day to $3.10 will result in 400 car park permits sold per day.
a). What is the price elasticity of demand for car parks? Include an explanation of what elasticity of demand measures.
b). Will the increase in the number of car park spaces sold per day increase the owners’ total revenue? Explain why or why not with reference to your answer to part (a).
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