Your first job is in hotel management and recently you were promoted to Hotel Manager for a large convention hotel in downtown N
ew Orleans. Answer the following questions given the information below for one day. What is the total contribution to profit and overhead? Characteristic/Variable Business Hotel Customers (B) Convention Association Hotel Customers (C)
Customers for this day (D) 280 room nights rented (DB) 400 room nights rented (DC)
Average price/room night (VC) $100 (PB) $75 (PC)
Variable cost/room night (VC) $25 $25
Maximum price/room night (called the rack rate) $150 $110
Maximum number rooms available for sale this day 300 room nights available 700 room nights available
a. $39,500
b. $44,170
c. $38,750
d. $41,000
e. $34,567
<span>The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is the the change in consumption divided by change in income. Where change in in consumption = $50B and change in income = $200B. So we have 50/200 =1/4 = 0.25. So the MPC is $250M</span>
