The government tax revenue is REV = tw*(t)N*(t). Among the options provided below, which tax rate yields the largest tax revenue? 0.25 (i.e. 25%) 0.5 (i.e. 50%) 0.75 (i.e. 75%) 0.99 (i.e. 99%) Consider the decisions of a representative consumer whose preferences are given by: u(C,1) = In C+ Inl where C is the quantity of consumption and 1 is the quantity of leisure. The consumer faces two constraints. The time constraint is given by 1 + N³ = 1, with N³ as the time spent working (or the labor supply). Further, consumer take wages as given and obtain after-tax labor income that is equal to w(1t)Ns where t is the income tax rate (0 < t < 1). Thus the consumer's budget constraint is given by C = w(1 − t)(1 − 1) + π where is the real dividend income received from the representative firm (i.e. firm profits).

Metropolitan Hospital has estimated its average monthly bed needs as N=1,000+9X where X=timeperiod(months);January2002=0 N=monthlybedneeds Assume that no new hospital additions are expected in the area in the foreseeable future. The following monthly seasonal adjustment factors have been estimated, using data from the past five years: Forecast Metropolitans bed demand for January, April, July, November, and December 2007. If the following actual and forecast values for June bed demands have been recorded, what seasonal adjustment factor would you recommend be used in making future June forecasts?

Bell Greenhouses has estimated its monthly demand for potting soil to be the following: N=400+4X where N=monthlydemandforbagsofpottingsoil X=timeperiodsinmonths(March2006=0) Assume this trend factor is expected to remain stable in the foreseeable future. The following table contains the monthly seasonal adjustment factors, which have been estimated using actual sales data from the past five years: Forecast Bell Greenhouses demand for potting soil in March, June, August, and December 2007. If the following table shows the forecasted and actual potting soil sales by Bell Greenhouses for April in five different years, determine the seasonal adjustment factor to be used in making an April 2008 forecast.

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