Question

A mass transit authority charges bus fares of $1.25 during morning rush hours but only $1.00 during late morning non-rush hours. Economists explain the fare difference by the fact that the demand for bus rides during the morning rush hours is __________ but during the late morning it is __________.

more elastic; more inelastic
perfectly elastic; perfectly inelastic
more inelastic; more elastic
unitarily elastic; relatively inelastic

Answer 1

The correct answer is more inelastic; more elastic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Inelastic demand is that demand that is not very sensitive to a change in price. In this way, before a variation in the price the quantity demanded reacts in a less than proportional way. For example, if the price increases by 10% and in response the quantity demanded is reduced by less than 10%, then the demand is said to be inelastic.

The elasticity of demand, also known as the elasticity-price of demand, is defined as the percentage change of the quantity demanded before a percentage change in the price.

An elastic demand is that demand that is sensitive to a change in price. In this way, a small variation in the price causes a more than proportional change in the quantity demanded. Thus, for example, if the price increases by 10% and in response the quantity demanded is reduced by more than 10%, then the demand is said to be elastic.