You are hired by the council of economic advisors (cea) as an economic consultant. the chairperson of the cea tells you that she believes the current unemployment rate is too high. the unemployment rate can be reduced if aggregate output increases. she wants to know what policy to pursue to increase aggregate output by $300 billion. the best estimate she has for the mpc is 0.8. which of the following policies should you recommend?

a) increase government purchases by $60 billion.
b) increase government purchases by $150 billion.
c) cut taxes by $60 billion.
d) cut taxes by $60blion and to increase government purchases by $60 billion.

Allen's office department manufactures computer desks in its​ moosejaw, saskatchewan, plant. the company uses activity based costing to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs​ (direct labour and manufacturing​ overhead). its activities and related data​ follow: ​(click the icon to view the activity areas and related​ data.) requirements 1. compute the​ per-unit manufacturing product cost of standard desks and unpainted desks. 2. premanufacturing​ activities, such as product​ design, were assigned to the standard desks at $ 5 each and to the unpainted desks at $ 2 each. similar analyses were conducted of postmanufacturing​ activities, such as​ distribution, marketing, and customer service. the postmanufacturing costs were $ 31 per standard and $ 26 per unpainted desk. compute the full product costs per desk. 3. which product costs are reported in the external financial​ statements? which costs are used for management decision​ making? explain the difference. 4. what price should allen's managers set for standard desks to earn a $ 52 profit per​ desk?