Give Examples of Three Real-World Quantities That Could Be Represented

question 301

Essay

Give examples of three real-world quantities that could be represented by a vector and three quantities that
could be represented by a single real number. Explain why some quantities can be represented by a number
and others must be represented by a vector.

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Definitions:

M1

The narrow measure of the money supply, consisting of currency and coins held by the nonbanking public, checkable deposits, and traveler’s checks.

M1

M1 is a category of the money supply that includes all physical money like coins and currency, as well as demand deposits and other liquid assets held by the central bank.

M2

A measure of the money supply that includes all elements of M1 (such as cash and checking deposits) plus "near money" like savings deposits, money market securities, and other time deposits, which are less liquid and not as easily converted to physical cash.

Depositors

Individuals or entities that place their money in a bank for safekeeping and earn interest over time.