The hotel manager receives an offer to hold the local Bikers’ Club annual meeting at the hotel in March, which is the hotel’s low season with an occupancy rate of under 55%. The Bikers’ Club would reserve 40 suites for three nights if the hotel could offer a 55% discount, or a rate of $90 per night. The hotel manager is inclined to reject the offer because the cost per suite per night is $125. Prepare an analysis of this offer for the hotel manager. Should the offer from the Bikers’ Club should be accepted or rejected? What is the contribution margin from accepting the offer?

Which type of market are you in if your company, along with three other companies, controls 95 percent of the total music industry?

Consider the market for gasoline. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, and employees at gas stations earn $17.50 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 the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. the government prohibits gas stations from selling gasoline for more than $3.40 per gallon. due to new regulations, gas stations that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from paying more than $14.50 per hour.

The undress company produces a dress that women use to quickly and easily change in public. the company is just over a year old and has been successful through a kickstarter campaign. the undress company has identified a customer segment, but if it wants to reach a larger customer segment market outside of the kickstarter family, what question must it answer?