To put into perspective the amount of residential mortgage debt outstanding,it is useful to compare this market to other prominent sources of available debt.Listing the issuer with the largest amount of debt outstanding first,which of the following choices best depicts the relative rank ordering amongst the major sources of outstanding debt in the U.S.as of the end of 2011?

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According to the passage, we need to compare the amount of residential mortgage debt outstanding to other major sources of outstanding debt in the U.S. The option with the correct ranking order will have the highest outstanding debt issuer listed first, followed by the others in descending order. Among the options given, option B has the correct rank ordering with marketable U.S. Government bonds having the highest amount of outstanding debt, followed by residential mortgage debt, corporate bonds, and consumer debt in descending order.

To Put into Perspective the Amount of Residential Mortgage Debt