Other things constant, which of the following would cause the M1 money supply to decline?
a. an increase in the quantity of U.S. currency held overseas
b. a shift of funds from interest-earning checking deposits to money market mutual funds
c. a reduction in the general public's holdings of currency outside of banks because debit cards have become more popular and widely accepted
d. a shift of funds from money market mutual funds into stock and bond mutual funds because the fees to invest in the latter have declined
B
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