Hotel rooms in smalltown go for $100, and 1,000 rooms are rented on a typical day. a. to raise revenue, the mayor decides to charge hotels a tax of $10 per rented room. after the tax is imposed, the going rate for hotel rooms rises to $108, and the number of rooms rented falls to 900. calculate the amount of revenue this tax raises for smalltown and the deadweight loss of the tax. b. the mayor now doubles the tax to $20. the price rises to $116, and the number of rooms rented falls to 800. calculate tax revenue and deadweight loss with this larger tax. are they double, more than double, or less than double? explain.

2. the language of price controls consider the market for rental cars. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of rental cars is $58 per day, and employees at car rental companies earn $19.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect there are many teenagers who would like to work at car rental companies, but the minimum-wage law sets the hourly wage at $23.00. the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $87 per day for rental cars. the government prohibits car rental companies from renting out rental cars for more than $87 per day.

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited

Afirm’s production function is represented by q(m,r) = 4m 3/4r1/3, where q denotes output, m raw materials, and r robots. the firm is currently using 6 units of raw materials and 12 robots. according to the mrts, in order to maintain its output level the firm would need to give up 2 robots if it adds 9 units of raw materials. (a) true (b) false