Auto dealers slash prices at the end of the model year in response to deficient demand/excess inventory but restaurants facing the same problem slash production because
Answer
auto customers are less price sensitive than restaurant customers
price elasticity of demand (in absolute values) is higher for auto than restaurant customers
price elasticity of supply is lower in auto than in restaurants
restaurant food spoils quickly and is much more perishable
price elasticity of supply in autos is smaller than the absolute value of price elasticity of demand but the reverse is true for restaurants
