Consider a barter situation where you have pens and you want pencils. To achieve your objective there must be a(n):

A. use of capital goods.
B. coincidence of wants.
C. entry and exit from the market.
D. large number of sellers.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Other things constant, which of the following would tend to increase the demand for Toyota autos?

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Which agency was created by Congress in 1914 to investigate and regulate unfair methods of competition?

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