If the Fed wants to lower the federal funds rate, it should:

A. increase the discount rate.
B. increase the reserve ratio.
C. buy government securities in the open market.
D. sell government securities in the open market.


C. buy government securities in the open market.

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Adam Smith's basic economic philosophy stated in The Wealth of Nations can be stated as:

a. laissez faire. b. allow to act. c. the least government is best. d. all of these.

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A) grapes. B) textiles. C) both grapes and textiles. D) neither grapes nor textiles.

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The Board of Governors is made up of experts in:

A. finance and banking. B. accounting standards. C. fiscal policy. D. public policy

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