The Federal Reserve can directly affect its monetary policy ________, which then affect its monetary policy ________

Which of the following is TRUE about current cost method and market value method?

A) They are used by the BEA to place current values on foreign indirect investments. B) These methods lead to the same valuations. C) Based on the current cost method, the BEA's 2009 estimate of U.S. net foreign wealth was $2,737.86 billion. D) The current cost method is preferred by the BEA. E) Foreign direct investments of the U.S. are valued at their original purchase price.

Historically, Keynesian economists have argued that government spending will stimulate aggregate demand more than tax cuts because

a. government spending will stimulate aggregate demand more quickly than a tax cut. b. there are fewer adverse side effects to an increase in government spending. c. all of the spending will add to aggregate demand, but a portion of the tax cut will be saved. d. an increase in government spending can quickly be reversed once the economy has recovered.