As the Payments System Evolves from Barter to a Monetary

question 73

Multiple Choice

As the payments system evolves from barter to a monetary system,

• A)commodity money is likely to precede the use of paper currency.
• B)transaction costs increase.
• C)the number of prices that need to be calculated increase rather dramatically.
• D)specialization decreases.

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