Economics: Money and Credit · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
What does the double coincidence of wants mean?
Practice question from Economics: Money and Credit (Class 10 · CBSE Social Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What does the double coincidence of wants mean?
- A.Both parties must agree to use credit cards.
- B.Both parties have to sell and buy the same commodity.
- C.What a person desires to sell is exactly what the other person wishes to buy.Correct answer
- D.The government and the bank both approve the transaction.
Solution
Double coincidence of wants means that what a person desires to sell is exactly what the other person wishes to buy, which is a major limitation in a barter system.
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