One reason for not requiring a balanced federal budget at all times is that with a balanced-budget rule:. a. the distorting features of the tax system are minimized.
b. it is possible to shift the burden of a war from current to future generations.
c. expenditures are not limited because, if the government wants to raise expenditures, it just raises taxes.
d. in a recession the automatic stabilizing powers of our system of taxes and transfers could not work.

At the end of the current year, $59,500 of fees have been earned but have not been billed to clients. required: a. journalize the adjusting entry to record the accrued fees on december 31. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles. b. if the cash basis rather than the accrual basis had been used, would an adjusting entry have been necessary?

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Right medical introduced a new implant that carries a five-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. based on industry experience with similar product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 2% of sales. sales were $8 million and actual warranty expenditures were $42,750 for the first year of selling the product. what amount (if any) should right report as a liability at the end of the year?