If the price elasticity of demand for airline tickets is 1.4 for a leisure traveler and 0.7 for a business traveler, then a price-discriminating monopolist would charge

A) a higher price for the business traveler than the leisure traveler.
B) the same price for both travelers.
C) a lower price for the business traveler than the leisure traveler.
D) a less profitable price for the business traveler than the leisure traveler.


Answer: A

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