Merger co. has 10 employees, each of whom earns $2,000 per month and has been employed since january 1. fica social security taxes are 6.2% of the first $118,500 paid to each employee, and fica medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. futa taxes are 0.6% and suta taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. prepare the march 31 journal entry to record the march payroll taxes expenses. (round amounts to cents.)

What could explain why a decrease in taxes could lead to a less-than-proportionate increase in output? a. as a result of diminishing returns to current consumption, consumers may choose to spread the extra spending over the long term rather than consuming the proceeds of a tax cut all at once. b. consumers may choose to save much of the tax cut in anticipation of having to pay higher taxes in the future. c. a decrease in taxes will necessitate lower government outlays, thus largely offsetting the higher consumption expenditures of households. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.