Population growth is always a source of economic growth, regardless of other circumstances.

If the Fed buys $2 billion of short-term securities issued by the government of Japan and pays for them by writing a check for $2 billion,

A) its assets will rise by $2 billion and the monetary base will rise by $2 billion. B) its assets will fall by $2 billion and the monetary base will fall by $2 billion. C) its assets will rise by $2 billion and the monetary base will fall by $2 billion. D) its assets will fall by $2 billion and the monetary base will rise by $2 billion.

The main source of revenue for the U.S. federal government is

a. personal income taxes b. corporate income taxes c. sales taxes d. borrowing on financial markets e. revenue from the sale of government goods and services