Question

If Carnival Cruise Lines increased the price of its seven-day cruise package by 10 percent and, as a result, experienced a 20 percent decline in customer bookings, Carnival's demand would be

Answer 1

Carnival's demand would be elastic

Explanation:

A demand is said to be elastic when the demand is when the percentage change in the quantity demanded surpass the percentage change in price.

Given that

Percentage in demand is =20%

And

Percentage in price is =10%

Percentage change = 20%/10%

Percentage change = 2

Since the ratio (percentage change) is greater than 1, we say the demand is elastic.