ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

MONEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Commodity money can best be described as
A
trade goods or services between two people without the exchange of money.
B
a form of money which has an intrinsic value because it is precious like gold and silver.
C
currency that a government has declared to be legal tender, despite the fact that it has no intrinsic value.
D
money that consists of goods traded like food and cars.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Commodity money has intrinsic value because it has other uses besides being a medium of exchange. Fiat money serves only as a medium of exchange, because its use as such is authorized by the government; it has no intrinsic value. The Fed reports several different measures of money, including M1 and M2.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of Commodity Money: Some examples of commodity money are: Gold. Copper.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made. Commodity money consists of objects having value or use in themselves (intrinsic value) as well as their value in buying goods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early forms of money were often commodity money-money that had value because it was made of a substance that had value. Examples of commodity money are gold and silver coins.

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