Table 142
Monetary Aggregates of the U

question 68

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline{\text { Item }} &{\text { Amount }} \\\hline \text { Cash held by public } & \$ 100 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Transactions deposits } & \$ 300 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Required reserves } & \$ 30 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { Excess reserves } & \$ 0 \text { billion } \\\hline \text { U.S. bonds held by public } & \$ 475 \text { billion } \\\hline\end{array}$
Table 14.2
Monetary Aggregates of the U.S. Financial System Assume an original balance sheet: The total money supply (M1) in Table 14.2 is

• A)$100 billion.
• B)$905 billion.
• C)$400 billion.
• D)$430 billion.

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Definitions:

HMOs

Health Maintenance Organizations, a type of health insurance plan that limits coverage to care from doctors who work for or contract with the HMO.

PPOs

Preferred Provider Organizations, a type of health plan that contracts with medical providers to create a network of preferred doctors and hospitals for its members.

DRG Payment System

The Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payment system is a method used by Medicare and some other insurance programs to categorize hospitalization costs and determine how much to pay for a patient's hospital stay.

Fee-For-Service System

A pricing structure where services are itemized and each is charged individually.