The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-24
Prices
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a AHcH viz ~ 5N'AdNAOl NAll4plS
places a ceiling for each estab-
liShment at the highest price it
charged for a service in March
1912. But ceiling prices will vary
from shop to shop just as un-
controlled prices varied in
March.
Q, May prices be charged be-
low the ceiling?
A. Yes, the regulation does
no more than place a top limit
beyond which prices cannot go.
Q. Some members of a chain
Of shoe repair shops durin z
March made a special rate Of rs
cents for half-soling mems shoes.
Other members of the chain held
to the customary price of $1.00.
What is the ceiling price in these
establishments?
A. The ceiling price has moth
ing to do with the ownership of
the store or service business.
The ceiling price is determined
for each separate establishment
on the basis Of the highest price
which it charged for service
supplied during March. For any
stores which cut the price TO rs
cents during the entire month
the ceiling is rs cents. For those
which sold as high as S1OO the
ceiling is $1,00.
Q. Does the consumer service
price regulation put a ceiling on
charges for such personal serv-
ices as hairCuts and maniCureS?
NOT DEFINED
A. No, the definition of "serv-
ice" in the consumer service
price regulation is limited to
those rendered in connection
with a commodity.
Q. Are there any other serv-
ices which are not covered by
the regulation?
A, Yes, in addition a list is in
corporated which specifically ex-
cludes variety Of other services
including professional services.
Q, What about the charges Of
garage for the repair of a
private automobile. Is there a
ceiling on the rate for a stand
ard repair job, such as a mo-
tor tune-up7
A. Yes, if the garage in March
made a standard charge Of, for
example, SO for a motor tune-up,
that is the highest price the ga
rage may charge for a motor
tune-up after July /. If it is a
commercial vehicle, the general
maximum price regulation APP
plies and sets the ceiling also at
highest March levels.
q. What control is there over
the price Of the service eStab-
lishment did not charge a flat
price for a consumer service?
A. In this instance the ceiling
is determined by the pricing
method, rates and charges adopt
ed in March 1912.
Q. Is any provision made for
determining the ceiling prices
on seasonal services (such as
the sharpening of ice skates
which were not generally rend-
cred during March?
A. Yes, for such services the
maximum charge is the highest
charge made during the last sea-
SON. plus an adjustment for the
percentage increase in the cost
of living between the time Of the
last service and March, 1912. A
table Of living cost rises is in
cluded in the consumer service
regulation.
Q. A tennis racquet shop made
a practise Of granting a 10 per
cent discount on raCqucts re
strung for a college team This
discount was in effect in March.
Must it be continued?
A. Yes, a seller may change
his customary allowances and
prices differcntials only if the
change reduces the selling price.
@. Is any provision made TO
take care Of cases of substantial
hardship?
A. Yes, the office OF price ad-
ministration has set ur machin-
cry by which a person may ap-
ply for relief.
q Must a service establish
ment post any ceiling prices in
a manner similar to the "cost-of-
living posting rules Of the gen
eral maximum price regulation
A No, the regulation does not
require any service establish
ment 10 display a list Of the cell
ing prices.