The Desert Land Act (1877) and the Cary Act (1894) liberalized the terms for preemption that had been set originally in the 1862 Homestead Act

A consumer buys only food and clothing. If the quantity of food bought increases while that of clothing remains the same, the marginal utility of food will:

a. fall, but not as fast as the marginal utility of clothing falls. b. rise, but not as fast as the marginal utility of clothing rises. c. rise relative to the marginal utility of clothing. d. fall relative to the marginal utility of clothing.

The short-run aggregate supply curve is upsloping because higher price levels:

A. lower interest rates and encourage firms to invest and produce more. B. create incentives to expand output when resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes. C. encourage importation of foreign goods. D. create an expectation among producers of still higher price levels.