In december 2015, the federal reserve increased its policy interest rate target. this was the first increase since cutting the target to close to zero in december 2008 to combat the economic weakness associated with the financial crisis. if central banks use interest rates to moderate business cycle swings in the economy, what might you infer from this decision about the fed's view of the economy?

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.