Barter is an inefficient means of exchange because

A) barter transactions require a double coincidence of wants.
B) barter only occurs in relatively primitive economies.
C) demand will not necessarily equal supply.
D) in a barter transaction only one party needs to want what the other party has to sell.


A

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