Midterm Flashcards
Stages of Exchange Development
1st stage - Direct Appropriation stage
2nd stage- Direct/Barter
3rd stage - the use of Commodity as Money
4th stage - credit money
What early man’s need was provided by its natural resources
1st stage - Direct Appropriation stage
Exchange of Goods and services directly exchange for other goods and services
2nd stage- Barter/direct
Some goods, because of its usefulness, beauty, scarcity, and rarity commands a wide acceptance as medium of exchange
3rd stage- the use of commodity as money
Money whose monetary value is more than its material or commodity value
4th stage - credit money
Money comes from what word?
Greek
Greek word of Money
moneta
anything which is used as a medium of exchange and is widely accepted as payment
money
a mandatory law that.make money acveptec as payment
Legal Tender power
it give money its Purchasing Power
Legal Tender Power
Functions of Money
as a medium of exchange
As a standard unit of value
As a standard of deferred payment
As a store of value
money serves as a common medium or tool of exchange
As a medium of exchange
money serves as a mesuring device in which value of goods and services can be expressed
as a standard unit of value
money can be use to pay for debts and obligations
as a standard of deferred payments
Money has the quality to be kept or stored for future use
As a store of value
characteristics of money
general acceptance
Stability
Durability
Portability
Malleability
Divisibility
Uniformity
Homogeneity
Cognizability
Accepted by anyone kn exchange for goods and services
general acceptance
Value must not change every now and then
stability
money is made ligjt, to be easily carried
Portability
Design should not only aesthetically beautiful but also difficult to counterfeit
cognizability
money must withstand longer period of time agains wear and tear
Durability
Divisible into small parts and likewise posaible to recombine these small parts into bigger denominations
Divisibility
money can be melted and beaten inti desired shape to conform to the specification of the government
Malleability
Money must conform to certain standard to avoid confusion (siz, shape, and color)
uniformity
material used must be uniform in composition throughout
homogeneity
Forms of money
Commodity Money
Currency (bills and coins)
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