If an economy was in a recession and the government decided to use a supply side policy to address it, the government would most likely: a. expand and increase government spending instead of enacting tax cuts.
b. institute cutting taxes rather than increasing spending by the government.
c. Enact stimulate aggregate demand through its policies instead of aggregate supply.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.