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Suppose that in 2014, currency in circulation was $950 billion, required reserves were $60 billion, and excess reserves were $840 billion. At that time, the value of open market operations by the Federal Reserve was $70 billion. The monetary base was

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Answer: $1,850 billion

Explanation:

The following were given in the question:

Currency in circulation = $950 billion

Required reserves = $60 billion

Excess reserves = $840 billion

Open market operations = $70 billion

The monetary base will be the value of all the currency in circulation plus the reserves that is held by the banks and this will be:

= $950billion + $60billion + $840billion

= $1,850 billion

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