Solution: Suppose the demand for crossing the Channel Tunnel between England and France is given by Q = 25,000 - 1,000P, where P is in €/vehicle and Q
Question: Suppose the demand for crossing the Channel Tunnel between England and France is given by
Q = 25,000 – 1,000P,
where P is in €/vehicle and Q is the number of vehicles per day.
- If the toll (P) is 10€/car, how much revenue is collected daily? (2 points)
- What is the price elasticity of demand at this point? (2 points)
- Could EuroTunnel (the operators that run the Tunnel) increase their revenues by changing their price? Why or why not? (2 points)
- [A little harder] At what toll price would the EuroTunnel achieve maximum total revenue? (3 points)
- Imagine that Paris’ Charles De Gaulle airport opened a new high speed rail link direct to downtown Paris in 20 minutes, partnering the Heathrow Express that does the same into downtown London, making flights between London & Paris much more convenient. How will this affect the elasticity of demand for trips through the Channel Tunnel? (2 points)
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