Which purpose does the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have? to reduce inflation and keep the value of the dollar constant by increasing the supply of money
to force banks to maintain high reserves and keep loans to a minimum by stabilizing the money supply
to stimulate economic growth and keep prices stable by manipulating the money supply
to maintain high levels of employment and keep interest rates low by limiting the money supply

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.