The consumer milk industry in the united states over the last few years is characterized by slow growth, repeat (rather than new) customers, and limited product innovation. this industry is an example of a(n) industry.

Mature industry

Explanation:

 A mature industry is one of the type of industry that basically focus on the slow growth with some limited innovation of the industrial products and the services in the market.

The primary objective of the mature industry is that this type of industry has repeated customer rather than focusing on interacting with the new consumers or users.

 According to the given question, the consumer milk industry is one the example of mature industry the united state because of its above characteristics.

 Therefore, Mature industry is the correct asmwer.

Reflection of order of operations when the Fed buys bonds on the open market:

a. Money supply increases, interest rates decrease, investment spending increases, AS shifts right.

Explanation:

When the Federal Reserve buys bonds on the open market, the action increases the money supply in the banks.  This allows banks to increase loans, and investors will increase investments.  It also increases the price of government securities and effectively reduces their interest rates, thereby decreasing the overall interest rates while promoting investments.