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.

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

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.

the current tax system acts as an automatic stabilizer.

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

corporate income taxes

the discount rate

personal income taxes

Symantec corp., located in cupertino, california, is one of the world's largest producers of security and systems management software. the company's consolidated balance sheets for the 2009 and 2008 fiscal years included the following ($ in thousands): current assets: receivables, less allowances of $21,766 in 2009 and $24,089 in 2008 $ 838,010 $ 758,700 a disclosure note accompanying the financial statements reported the following ($ in thousands): year ended 2009 2008 (in thousands) trade accounts receivable, net: receivables $ 859,776 $ 782,789 less: allowance for doubtful accounts (8,938) (8,990) less: reserve for product returns (12,828) (15,099) trade accounts receivable, net: $ 838,010 $ 758,700 assume that the company reported bad debt expense in 2009 of $2,000 and had products returned for credit totaling $3,230 (sales price). net sales for 2009 were $6,174,800 (all numbers in thousands).required: what is the amount of accounts receivable due from customers at the end of 2009 and 2008? what amount of accounts receivable did symentec write off during 2009? what is the amount of symentec’s gross sales for the 2009 fiscal year? assuming that all sales are made on a credit basis, what is the amount of cash symentec collected from customers during the 2009 fiscal year?

Bruno's pizza restaurant makes full payment of $8,300 on an account payable to stella's cheese co. stella's would record this transaction with a

How is the role of government determined in the american free enterprise system?