Money serves as a basic yardstick for measuring economic value (a unit of account), allowing 

A. easy comparison of the relative prices of goods and services.
B. goods and services to be exchanged with a double coincidence of wants. 
C. people to hold their wealth in a liquid form.
D. governments to restrict the issuance of private monies.


Answer: A

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A) This strategy is not credible. B) This strategy is credible. C) This strategy is illegal. D) This strategy is immoral.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 16.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Figure 16.1 Refer to Figure 16.1. What is the total damage imposed as a result of producing the market (unregulated) level of fertilizer?

A. $250 B. $300 C. $500 D. $600

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