A firm will shut down in the short run if

The Federal Open Market Committee consists of

A) 12 members, each of which is the president of one of the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. B) the seven members of the Board of Governors , the Chairman of the Fed, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, and the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. C) the chairman of the Fed, the chairman of the president's council of economic advisors, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, and 4 of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank presidents who serve on a rotating basis. D) the seven members of the Board of Governors , the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and 4 other Federal Reserve Bank presidents.

Open market operations are

A) the buying and selling of existing U.S. government securities in open private markets by the Fed in order to change the money supply. B) the buying and selling of existing U.S. government securities in open private markets by citizens. C) the selling of new government securities by banks in order to increase the money supply. D) the selling of new government securities in open private markets by banks in order to finance the deficit.