_________ collusion can occur even when oligopolistic businesses do not directly communicate with each other.        

Which of the following companies would be most likely to use the bond market to raise capital?

Funds that banks lend to borrowers come from  

The US Federal government is probably the ________ in the world.

Cutting the fed funds rate

In order to practice quantitative easing (QE) to bring down long-term interest rates, the Fed should  

When financial institutions borrow from the Federal Reserve, this is called  

If the government reduces expenditure on goods and services by $30 billion, then aggregate demand

The map above shows 700 millibar heights depicted with the solid black lines. 1000-500 millibar thickness is plotted by the red dashed lines. Use this information to answer the questions that follow. Identify a state that is experiencing a veering wind profile. Explain your reasoning. (5 points) Identify a state that is experiencing cold air advection. Explain your reasoning. (5 points) What is the 700 millibar geostrophic wind direction over California? (5 points) Which state has the warmest temperatures based on the information given in the map? (5 points) What type of temperature advection is occurring over New Mexico? Is it strong or weak? Explain your reasoning. (5 points)

Use the idealized flow below to answer the questions that follow.  Note that the symbol