Money and Banking: Lack of Store of Value

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MONEY AND BANKING

(8 MARKS 1 MARKS 2 QUES. 6 MARKS 1QUES)

Barter system involves the system of trading or exchange where goods and services are exchanged
with other goods and services.
For eg. A producer of rice can purchase cloth by exchanging rice from a producer who produces cloth.
Also known as C-C Economy (commodity for commodity exchanged economy).

For Eg. If you want to sell your horse you have to express its value. 1 horse = 2cows, 1horse = 20kg iron

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3. Lack of store of value: There is lack of any good method to store the generalized purchasing
power or wealth. People can store wealth in terms of specific commodities. The stored commodities
may lose its value due to damage with passage of time. Moreover, the method of storing goods is
somewhat expensive.
4. Problem of deferred or future payments: Agreements relating to payments of wages, rent, interest,
salaries etc extend over a period of time. These payments have to be made in future. Barter system
is unable to undertake such transactions. The reason are controversy regarding the quality of goods
and services accepted for payment; disapproval in regard to exchange of specified commodity and
risk involved in the contract due to fall or rise of value of commodity accepted for payment.

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