Hodecathon, a large company that sells home décor, makes investments in four handicraft stores that supply handicrafts to the company. depending on the return that hodecathon gets on these investments, the company plans to buy the most profitable store. in this scenario, hodecathon is most likely using

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results from the government having a budget surplus? a. consumers save more and spend less, enabling long-term financial planning. b. overall demand decreases, reducing the incentive for producers to increase production. c. banks have more deposits, enabling them to make more loans to investors. d. government spending increases, increasing competition for goods and services and driving prices up.