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Frage | Antworten |
money | anything that is acceptable as a means of settling debts |
barter | the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services |
barter's MAIN problem: double coincidence of wants | both traders must want the same thing that other person is trading |
problem with barter: unequal value of exchange | the traders may have difficulty in determining the relative value of the goods to be exchanged. |
problem with barter: difficult to save | some goods may be perishable or require significant space for storage |
commodity money | consists of items used as money that are, in themselves, valuable. Eg are cigarettes, cattle, gold, silver and iron. |
fiat (token) money | items that serve as money but which have no value in themselves eg the $20 bill can purchase $20 worth of items but the actual paper is not worth $20. |
the gold standard | a monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold |
features of money: acceptabiity | easily acceptable, recognised as being genuine and not counterfeit |
features of money: stability | its supply should not be too plentiful causing the value to fall or too little causing it to be scarce. |
features of money: homogenous | features must be identical |
feautes of money; portability | easy to move from one place to another |
features of money: Durability | last for a relatively long time, not easily destroyed. |
features of money: divisibility | easily divided into smaller amounts |
features of money: leagal tender | the creditor is legally obliged to accept the money in settlement of a debt. |
functions of money: a medium of exchange | can be used to purchase goods and services |
functions of money: store of value | Money can be put away or saved for use at a later date. |
functions of money: unit of account | the dollar amount (price) attached to a good or service gives an indication of its value to assess its worth |
functions of money: method of deffered payment | the ability to consume a good or service in the present and pay for it in the future. Eg hire purchase |
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