Question

Simone and Ana are debating the pricing strategy of several airlines. Simone argues, "When airlines restrict discounted tickets to people who book well in advance and stay over on a Saturday, it is not price discrimination, because the restrictions have nothing to do with individual buyers' willingness to pay." However, Ana says, "The airlines' stay-over restrictions are a form of price discrimination, because they roughly split the market into two separate groups that are willing to pay two different amounts." Economists generally agree with Simone and Ana?

Answer 1

Economists will agree more with Ana

Step-by-step explanation:

Price discrimination is defined as the selling of the same product to different customers at different prices.

The difference in price charged is usually due to willingness of the customer to buy at different prices.

In the given scenario buyers that are willing to buy in advance and stay over form a category of clients that have a price band unique to them.

Others will buy at a higher price.

This has caused a price discrimination