Question 14 Monetary policy is chiefly concerned with: A whether people have saved enough money for retirement. the amount of money circulated in the economy and the level of interest rates. how much money businesses earn. B how much money people pay in taxes. Question 15 An open market sale: A B shift the demand curve for reserves to the left and causes the federal funds rate to fall. shift the supply curve for reserves to the right and causes the federal fund rate to fall. shift the supply curve for reserves to the left and causes the federal fund rate to rise. shift the demand curve for reserves to the right and causes the federal fund rate to rise. D estion 16 If the Fed increases reserve requirements, the demand for reserves and the equilibrium federal fund rate A decreases; drops B decreases; rises c increases: drops D increases, rises