A presidential candidate vows to cut entitlement spending by 20 percent in the first few weeks that he is in office. Which of the following are likely reasons as to why the candidate could not achieve this reduction? Instructions: You may select more than one answer.

The budget process is usually a very slow process and reform takes time
This would generate a significant budget deficit.
Congress, not the president, controls entitlement spending. Entitlement spending is a discretionary type of spending.
Entitlement spending is mostly non-discretionary.
Entitlement spending is subject to FICA withholding.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

What are the period and vertical shift of the cosecant function below? period: ; vertical shift: 1 unit up period: ; vertical shift: 2 units up period: ; vertical shift: 1 unit up period: ; vertical shift: 2 units up?