1.suppose that the hypothetical country of paddyland suffers a chronic scarcity of its staple grain, rice.

a. true
b. false

2. the country of paddyland must be a developing country, since scarcity is not a problem in developed countries.

a. true
b. false

The federal reserve took an expansionary approach during the crisis. this was done by expanding the money supply and boosting liquidity. this can be seen in the fed's actions of lending to banks, purchasing securities, and lowering the federal funds rate in order to lower overall interest rates. the fed's goal was to increase consumer spending and overall liquidity within the system, and they pursued this by expanding the supply of liquid money.