BANKING AFFAIRS

BANKING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the characteristics of money can be defined as “able to be broken down into smaller parts”?
A
Uniformity
B
Durability
C
Portability
D
Divisibility
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Divisibility: Money must be capable of being divided into smaller parts. Divisible forms of money help make transactions of all sizes and amounts possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -Divisibility is the property of a good that can be broken into smaller amounts without losing value. Because economic transactions frequently occur in varying amounts, a currency must be divisible to be used broadly in an economy.

Detailed explanation-3: -If someone wants to buy a smaller unit of a commodity, then divisibility of money can make it possible. For example, cows cannot function as good money. This is because you cannot divide a cow without making it lose its value.

Detailed explanation-4: -in fact, a variety of items have been used as money over the centuries. The items that worked the best tended to have four basic characteristics: portability, divisibility, durability, and acceptability.

Detailed explanation-5: -The characteristics of money are durability, portability, divisibility, uniformity, limited supply, and acceptability. Let’s compare two examples of possible forms of money: A cow.

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