I need help with question 1 and 2!!

What does the consumer price index measure? a. the change in prices of all goods and services over time b. the change in prices of specific goods and services over time c. the change in prices of final goods and services over time

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.

Interview notes mike is 50 and made $36,000 in wages in 2017. he is single and pays all the cost of keeping up his home. mike's daughter, brittany, lived with mike all year. brittany's son, hayden, was born in november 2017. hayden lived in mike's home since birth. brittany is 25, single, and had $1,500 in wages in 2017. she is not disabled. mike provides more than half of the support for both brittany and hayden. mike, brittany, and hayden are all u.s. citizens with valid social security numbers. 4. who can mike claim as a qualifying child(ren) for the earned income credit?