If the Fed can communicate that it will maintain a(n) ________, the long run nominal interest rate will remain ________

What effect will an increased demand for housing in the suburbs of a major city have on the cost of vegetable farming in the suburbs?

A) No effect, since one cannot grow vegetables on land on which housing has been constructed. B) The cost will decline because only very fertile land will now be used for growing vegetables. C) The cost will rise because it will become more expensive to grow vegetables. D) The cost won't change, because there has been no change in physical conditions. E) We cannot predict unless we know what has happened to the demand for vegetables.

The table above has the market demand schedule in an industry that has two firms in it

The marginal cost of this product is zero because these two firms have exclusive ownership of the resource and it does not cost any additional amount to produce additional units. a) If the firms cooperate with each other so that they operate as a monopoly, what price will they charge and what (total) output will they produce? b) If the firms cannot cooperate but instead behave as perfect competitors, what will be the price and the (total) output they produce?