The most powerful (but seldom used) tool at the Federal Reserve's disposal is

A. the ability to set reserve requirements.
B. the discount rate.
C. open market operations.
D. margin requirements on stock purchases.


A. the ability to set reserve requirements.

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If the United States exports planes to Brazil and imports ethanol from Brazil, the price received by U.S. producers of planes ________, and the price received by Brazilian producers of ethanol ________

A) does not change; does not change B) rises; rises C) rises; falls D) falls; rises E) falls; falls

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What is marginal revenue?

What will be an ideal response?

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Expansionary monetary policy actions will ________ the price of farm commodities

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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