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Session 2 Assignment 1

Session 2 Assignment 1

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Q 1. Explain why football tickets are considered to be Normal Goods? (10 points)2. a) Explain the difference in demand between the corporate buyer and the regular fan.b) How did improved broadcasting impact the demand for live game attendance. A graph would be great but not a must. You can copy and paste graphs from google images if you can’t draw them. 3. Based on the information in the article: Is the demand for baseball tickets ELASTIC or INELASTIC?4. Give 1 example from the articles to back up your answer. (10pts) 5. Explain how the opportunity cost of attending baseball game will change with the new pricing. (10 points) 6. Read the article above and then using your knowledge of elasticity to explain why the stadium/teams decided to increase food prices instead of ticket prices. (10 Points)

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Normal goods are those good whose demand increases when the income of the consumer increases. When there is an increase in the wage of the consumer then demand for normal goods increases. The opposite is also true. When the wage or income falls then the demand for the goods fall. Football tickets are considered to be normal because the income elasticity of demand of positive. When people have low income, they will surely not opt to buying football tickets, thus the demand will fall. Normal goods are those good which see a positive correlation between the income and demand. When people will have a healthy income source and adequate savings then only, they will be ready to spend money on an item of entertainment like football ticket.