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The Fed's purchase of U.S. government securities constitutes a(n):

a. contractionary policy because it lowers the amount of total reserves in the banking system. b. contractionary policy because it lowers the amount of excess reserves in the banking system. c. expansionary policy because it raises the amount of total reserves in the banking system. d. expansionary policy because it lowers the amount of total reserves in the banking system. e. expansionary policy because it raises the amount of required reserves in the banking system.

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Given the demand and supply conditions shown in , if the government imposes a price ceiling of a, which of the following would be true?
a.
Consumers would want to buy r units.
b.
Consumers would want to buy s units.
c.
Producers would wish to sell s units.
d.
Producers would wish to sell r units.