Refer to the Accompanying Table

question 14

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline { \text { Item } } & \text { Billions of Dollars } \\\hline \text { Checkable Deposits } & \$ 597 \\\hline \text { Small Time Deposits } & 818 \\\hline \text { Currency } & 639 \\\hline \text { Money-Market Mutual Funds Held by Businesses } & 1,045 \\\hline \text { Savings Deposits, Including Money-Market Deposit Accounts } & 2,866 \\\hline \text { Money-Market Mutual Funds Held by Individuals } & 979 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Refer to the accompanying table. The size of the M1 money supply is

• A) $979 billion.
• B) $1,236 billion.
• C) $1,415 billion.
• D) $1,618 billion.

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Definitions:

Equity Securities

Financial instruments representing ownership interest in a company, such as stocks, which provide rights to dividends and capital gains.

Goodwill

An intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another company for a price higher than the fair value of its net tangible assets.

Merger Transaction

A financial operation in which two or more companies combine to form a new entity or one company absorbs another.