The government has the ability to influence the level of output in the short run using monetary and fiscal policy. there is some disagreement as to whether the government should attempt to stabilize the economy.

which of the following are arguments in favor of active stabilization policy by the government? check all that apply.

changes in government purchases and taxation must be passed by both houses of congress and signed by the president.

businesses make investment plans many months in advance.

shifts in aggregate demand are often the result of waves of pessimism or optimism among consumers and businesses.

the fed can effectively respond to excessive pessimism by expanding the money supply and lowering interest rates.

which of the following are examples of automatic stabilizers? check all that apply.

personal income taxes

the discount rate

unemployment insurance benefits

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.

Croy inc. has the following projected sales for the next five months: month sales in units april 3,850 may 3,875 june 4,260 july 4,135 august 3,590 croy’s finished goods inventory policy is to have 60 percent of the next month’s sales on hand at the end of each month. direct material costs $2.50 per pound, and each unit requires 2 pounds. raw materials inventory policy is to have 50 percent of the next month’s production needs on hand at the end of each month. raw materials on hand at march 31 totaled 3,741 pounds. 1. determine budgeted production for april, may, and june. 2. determine the budgeted cost of materials purchased for april, may, and june. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Which of the following entries would be made to record the requisition of $12,000 of direct materials and $6,900 of indirect materials? (assume that indirect materials are included in raw materials inventory.) a. manufacturing overhead 18,900 raw materials inventory 18,900 b. wip inventory 12,000 manufacturing overhead 6,900 raw materials inventory 18,900 c. raw materials inventory 18,900 wip inventory 18,900 d. wip inventory 18,900 raw materials inventory 18,900