If indicators like weak demand and falling commodity prices caused concern about deflation (falling prices), what could the Fed do to head off the deflationary threat?

Consider the following economic agents:

a. the government b. consumers c. producers Who, in a modern mixed economy, decides what goods and services will be produced with the scarce resources available in that economy? A) consumers B) consumers and producers C) producers D) the government E) the government, consumers, and producers

If a country voluntarily agrees to have its companies import more goods from another country, the country has

A) a voluntary import expansion (VIE) agreement. B) a voluntary restraint agreement (VRA). C) a mandated tariff. D) a mandated agreement.