The market demand and supply functions for hotel rooms in the City of Montreal areestimated as follows: Demand: P = 500- 0.0005 Q Supply:P = 1500+ 0.002 Q a) Determine the equilibrium price (P) and quantity exchanged (Q) of hotel rooms inthe city. Sketch the demand/supply diagram and indicate all key values. How muchis spent annually on hotel accommodations in the city? The City Council is debating a motion to introduce a hotel tax in the city of $10 perroom per night. The Mayor of the City in a recent press conference assured thehotel operators that the impact of the tax on their operations will be minimal sincethe tax is intended to be paid by tourists, who once they book, have little choiceover not paying the tax. Do you agree with the Mayor's assertion? (Calculate theimpact of the room tax on equilibrium P and Q and support your answer with soundeconomic reasoning). Which is relatively less elastic, the demand or the supply forhotel rooms?

The market demand and supply functions for hotel rooms in the City of Montreal areestimated as follows: Demand: P = 500- 0.0005 Q Supply:P = 1500+ 0.002 Q a) Determine the equilibrium price (P) and quantity exchanged (Q) of hotel rooms inthe city. Sketch the demand/supply diagram and indicate all key values. How muchis spent annually on hotel accommodations in the city? The City Council is debating a motion to introduce a hotel tax in the city of $10 perroom per night. The Mayor of the City in a recent press conference assured thehotel operators that the impact of the tax on their operations will be minimal sincethe tax is intended to be paid by tourists, who once they book, have little choiceover not paying the tax. Do you agree with the Mayor's assertion? (Calculate theimpact of the room tax on equilibrium P and Q and support your answer with soundeconomic reasoning). Which is relatively less elastic, the demand or the supply forhotel rooms?

Survey Of Economics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter4: Markets In Action

Section: Chapter Questions

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