Located in the Southern U.S. Georgia is the 9th most populous state of the United States. This states is divided into 159 counties. There are 535 incorporated municipalities in the state of Georgia. The municipalities are consists of towns, cities, joined city-counties, and consolidated centers. Since the number is close to the number 500, the answer will be option B.
In order the increase the money supply, the Federal Reserve would have to increase the discount rate and decrease the reserve requirement. Since these actions are expansionary, it would help to expand business activities and create jobs.