Question

Nick and Teresa are debating the pricing strategy of several airlines. Nick 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, Teresa 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 Eric or Kate?

Answer 1

Answer:

Nick and Teresa are debating the pricing strategy of several airlines. Nick 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, Teresa 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 Eric or Kate?

Economists would agree with Teresa.

Explanation:

Generally, economists would agree with Teresa because her argument is correct since by using stay over on a Saturday restriction, Airlines can divide the market based on their readiness to pay and is thus able to tap both markets.