The means of production and productive process in a free market have in general no real leader. The real leader is: the competition the government the consumer the super wealthy Joanna just landed a job working as a software engineer for a software company in downtown Sant Barbara She envisions living in an apartment at the beach and within walking distance to her job. She just met with the property manager of an apartment complex she is considering and is shocked that the price of the apartment is so much more that she expected! What might be the likely cause of the high price of housing in Santa Barbara? Low Cland high state tax rate High comer's m ind and low PPL Rising standard of living and high unemployment Lowro te and increasing GDP Question 9 2 pts Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed is most accurate! The Fed directly influences inflation within the economy The Fed h the agency of the government that ensures the US maintains enough old reserves to pay any for det Monetary policy in established by the Federal Open Market Committee The Fed sangency of the US Treasury Department that is responsible for collecting tax receipts for the 2 pts D Question 10 Arber small specialty retail store that specializes in the sale of organically based care products In the last three months the store has experienced a decline in sales and in an attempt to offset any further decline Amber has decided to lower the price of the products A month after b eing her price Amber has noticed that we have not increased and that there has been rec h er in the demand other products. In economic terms th a tion would be strate acer