According to the above table, if the fourth and fifth largest firms in the industry merge, the four-firm concentration ratio in the industry will be

Which of the following did not result in economic growth?

a. Installing a network of irrigation ditches and pumping stations in order to grow fruits and vegetables in parts of southern California b. Cyrus McCormack inventing a threshing machine for harvesting grains c. After World War II, the U.S. instituting the GI bill, which provided education subsidies to soldiers being released from service duty d. Many citizens emigrating from a nation when a politically repressive regime takes office

The Fed's principal decision-making body, which directs buying and selling U. S. government securities, is known as the:

a. Federal Open Market Committee. b. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. c. District Board of Governors. d. Reserve Requirement Regulation Conference.