Recall Application 4, "Coping with the Financial Chaos Caused by the Mortgage Crisis," to answer the following
questions:
-According to Application 4, the purchase of short term commercial paper from nonfinancial corporations is a function of the Fed that was outlined in the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

Question

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The purchase of short term commercial paper from nonfinancial corporations is not a function of the Fed outlined in the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. This is a recent action taken by the Fed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.