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What fundamental characteristic must money possess to facilitate trade efficiently?
Which criterion is crucial for a commodity to be widely accepted as money?
Which is NOT a necessary criterion for a commodity to be considered money?
What is the primary measure of wealth in an economy?
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Why do individuals accept money in transactions?
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Currency is a term often used interchangeably with money, especially when referring to physical forms like bills and coins.
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Money must be legally recognized by the government to serve as a medium of exchange.
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Divisibility is one of the criteria that money must meet to be widely accepted.
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Money must degrade quickly to facilitate trade and serve as a primary measure of wealth.
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Standardization of value is an unimportant characteristic for a commodity to be accepted as money.
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Study Notes
Definition of Money
- Economists define money as a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in payment for goods or services or in the repayment of debts
- Money is any good that is widely used and accepted in transactions involving the transfer of goods and services
Characteristics of Money
- Standardization: must be easily standardized, making it simple to ascertain its value
- Acceptability: must be widely accepted as a medium of exchange
- Divisibility: must be divisible so that it is easy to make change
- Portability: must be easy to carry
- Durability: should not degrade quickly
Functions of Money
- Serves as a medium for expressing prices and values
- Facilitates trade
- Serves as the primary measure of wealth
- Is immediately exchangeable for all kinds of marketable assets, such as goods and services, real estate, or whatever
Early Economy: Barter System
- Initially, an exchange of goods in an economy with an emphasis on self-sufficiency
- Limited by the "coincidence of wants" problem, where two parties must have what the other wants at the same time
Evolution of Money
- Any commodity chosen by common consent as a medium or instrument of exchange
- Other commodities are expressed and valued in terms of that commodity regarded as money
Definition of Money
- Economists define money as a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in payment for goods or services or in the repayment of debts
- Money is any good that is widely used and accepted in transactions involving the transfer of goods and services
Characteristics of Money
- Standardization: must be easily standardized, making it simple to ascertain its value
- Acceptability: must be widely accepted as a medium of exchange
- Divisibility: must be divisible so that it is easy to make change
- Portability: must be easy to carry
- Durability: should not degrade quickly
Functions of Money
- Serves as a medium for expressing prices and values
- Facilitates trade
- Serves as the primary measure of wealth
- Is immediately exchangeable for all kinds of marketable assets, such as goods and services, real estate, or whatever
Early Economy: Barter System
- Initially, an exchange of goods in an economy with an emphasis on self-sufficiency
- Limited by the "coincidence of wants" problem, where two parties must have what the other wants at the same time
Evolution of Money
- Any commodity chosen by common consent as a medium or instrument of exchange
- Other commodities are expressed and valued in terms of that commodity regarded as money
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Understand the economic definition of money, its purpose, and why it's widely accepted in transactions involving goods and services.
