Question

A university conducts a survey of students, which shows that a 10 percent tuition hike would lead to a 7 percent decrease in the enrollment. If the university wants to increase its total revanue it should tuition because the demand for education at this university is ______________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

Complete Question

A university conducts a survey of students, which shows that a 10 percent tuition hike would lead to a 12

percent decreases in the enrollment. If the university wants to increase its total revenue, it should ________

tuition because the demand for education at this university is ________.

A) not raise; elastic   B) raise; inelastic   C) not raise; inelastic   D) raise; elastic

Solution -

The demand for college in the market is elastic which means that variation in variables such as college fees deeply impact the demand. If college fees is increased, the intakes or enrollment will fall down which means that the demand is not stable or on the basis of quality. Therefore, the demand for the college will not rise on fees hike and it shall be an elastic demand.