The most important function of the Fed is to

A) provide a system for collecting and clearing checks.
B) regulate the money supply.
C) collect taxes.
D) support the federal government's deficit spending by buying government securities.


B

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The "New Deal" measures introduced in 1933 and 1934 to end the depression

(a) brought about almost complete recovery by the mid-1930s. (b) were not completely successful in ending the Depression, which lasted until the beginning of World War II. (c) actually interfered with recovery, and the Depression worsened in the mid-1930s. (d) were not very successful at first but finally ended the Depression by the late 1930s.

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From 1929 to 1933, U.S. output dropped by about

a. 10 percent b. 20 percent c. 25 percent d. 50 percent e. 75 percent

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A deliberate design within the choice architecture that alters people's behavior in predictably positive ways is called an example of:

A. traditional behavior. B. purposeful behavior. C. a nudge. D. a push.

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All of the following are strategies a firm with market power can adopt to increase it profits over time except:

A) mergers with, and acquisitions of, competing firms. B) erecting barriers to entry. C) setting price equal to the marginal costs of production. D) influencing the regulatory process.

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