When the Fed sells government securities in the open market, the money supply ________ because ________
A) decreases; banks lose liquidity, they make fewer loans and checking account deposits decrease
B) increases; banks gain liquidity, they make more loans and checking account deposits increase
C) increases; banks lose liquidity, they make more loans and checking account deposits increase
D) decreases; banks gain liquidity, they make fewer loans and checking account deposits decrease
E) none of the above
A
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Sue's income is ________ and Todd's income is ________. A) $10,000; $5,000 B) $50,000; $1,000 C) $600,000; $60,000 D) $60,000; $6,000
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A) substitute labor for capital in production. B) add labor as a complementary resource for its capital. C) add capital as a complementary resource for its labor. D) substitute capital for labor in production.