An art museum raises its admission price, and ends up with a decrease in its total revenue. How could you explain this situation to the museum director?

What will be an ideal response?

If price goes up, quantity demanded will fall. If total revenue fell, this must mean that the percentage decrease in quantity demanded was larger than the percentage increase in price. Therefore, the demand for museum admission must be elastic.

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