The Federal Reserve buys $44.00 million in Treasury securities. If the required reserve ratio is 30.00%, and all currency is deposited into the banking system, and banks hold excess reserves of 10%, then the maximum amount the money supply can increase is $ million. (Insert your answer in millions; if you think the answer is $30 million, just enter 30. Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.