Which of the following is a function of the U.S. federal ...

[Mimi]

Which of the following is a function of the U.S. federal government?
 
  A) deciding for whom firms should produce goods and services
  B) distributing private goods and services
  C) providing the legal and social framework for economic activity
  D) determining what wages firms will pay their workers.
  E) deciding how much to produce of private goods and services

Question 2

An increase in the number of pineapple growers results in
 
  A) an increase in the supply of pineapples and a rightward shift in the supply curve of pineapples.
  B) an increase in the supply of pineapples and a leftward shift in the supply curve of pineapples.
  C) an increase in the quantity of pineapples supplied and no shift in the supply curve of pineapples.
  D) no change in the supply of pineapples and a movement along the supply curve of pineapples.
  E) None of the above answers is correct.

[cat123]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A