When patrick bateman said to a girl: "I work in murders and executions", what did he mean?

Was it in-line with the rest of the movie, building on his sociopathic and psychotic tendencies that gets misheard etc etc you know, 

or

Was it a play on words that rhymes with acquisitions (like mergers and inquisitions, the site), with the added benefit of M&A being known to have "suicidal hours" and a toxic culture, further making "murders & executions" rhyme in both a literal and poetic sense?

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I think the real question in the movie is if he actually murdered anyone or if it was all in his mind.

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