ECON 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Barter

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Money: any commodity or taken that is accepted as a mean of payment (method of settling debt) Money has three other functions: a medium of exchange, unit of account. Medium of exchange: an object that is generally accepted in exchange for goods and services. In the absence of money, people would need to exchange goods and services directly, called a barter (requires a coincidence of wants, rare and costly) Unit of account: a unit of account is an agreed measure for stating the prices of goods and services. Store of value: money can be held for a time later and exchanged for goods and services.

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