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Functions of money and barter
Consider an economy in which money does not exist, so that agents rely on barter to carry out transactions. When the economy was small, barter seemed sufficient. However, the economy has now begun to grow.
If people in this economy trade three goods, the price tag of each good must list ______prices, and the economy requires_____prices for people to carry out transactions. Suppose that the number of goods people trade increases to 15. Then the price tag of each good must list___prices, and the number of prices that the economy requires increases to_____. Now suppose that our economy has a money. The government now issues a national currency and there is no longer any barter.
In this economy, money and currency are not the same because:____.
1. The fact that the government issues currency means that the currency will be accepted as money by all agents.
2. The fact that the currency is backed by the government means that it will never lose value and will remain a perfect unit of account.
3. Just because the government issues currency does not mean that the currency will be accepted as money, since it must be used as a medium of exchange, store of value and standard of value.
4. Just because the government issues currency does not mean that the currency will be accepted as money, and buyers and sellers still need barter to ensure that money does not lose its value.
Suppose now that our economy is suffering from rapid, ongoing increases in the cost of living. Which characteristic of money is directly negatively impacted in that economy?
1. Medium of exchange.
2. Double coincidence of wants.
3. Store of value.
4. Unit of account.

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Solution :

When the people of this economy trades three of their goods, the price of the good must list 1 price and then the economy requires 3 prices for the people to carry transactions.

Suppose the number of the goods that people trade increases to 15 number, then the price of the goods must list one price and the number of the price that the economy requires increases to 15.

Money has an intrinsic value and it is the unit of account, while that of the currency is the measure of the value and have a purchasing power that government is bestowed on it being a legal tender.

The store of the value characteristics is negatively impacted. But because the ongoing increase in the cost of the standard implies inflation that means that the value of the assets as accounted by the store has a value function as the money decreases.

Even when the cost of the living increases, the money serves as the best medium of exchange and a unit of the account.

Double coincidence of the wants is the barter system that is required.

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