Cash: $129.25 billion Checking deposits: $207.4 billion Saving accounts: $273.5 billion Small denomination time deposits: $27.3 billion Bank reserves held at the Fed: $43.0 billion Suppose that in a certain economy, the above are the only forms of money. How big is the monetary base (MB)? O a. $508.20 billion O b. $364.15 billion O c. $610.15 billion O d. $316.50 billion O e. $172.25 billion O f. $653.15 billion

Cash: $129.25 billion Checking deposits: $207.4 billion Saving accounts: $273.5 billion Small denomination time deposits: $27.3 billion Bank reserves held at the Fed: $43.0 billion Suppose that in a certain economy, the above are the only forms of money. How big is the monetary base (MB)? O a. $508.20 billion O b. $364.15 billion O c. $610.15 billion O d. $316.50 billion O e. $172.25 billion O f. $653.15 billion

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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Banks create money by O a. buying U.S. government securities with cash. O b. printing money up to their required reserve limit. O c. creating deposits without limit. O d. making loans and creating deposits, a process that is limited by the size of banks' excess reserves. O e. printing dollar bills without limit.
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