How would a significant increase in consumption and economic activity among a nation's consumers affect the
nation's economy?
It would decrease income inequality
It would cause inflation rates to rise.
Businesses would be able to hire more workers.
The value of the nation's currency would fall.

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Nami conducts an investigation on plants. she places a grow light on a timer to give the plants different amounts of light to see if this would affect their growth. in this investigation, the amount of light is the .

On a supply and demand graph, equilibrium is the point where the two curves meet. the supply curve begins. the supply curve ends. the demand curve ends.