When people meet to exchange one type of good for another, they both must want what the other is offering in exchange. Let's say that I have six chickens, and you have three sacks of flour. I really need and want your three sacks of flour, but you do not have a need for six chickens. You want two chickens, and a bushel of apples. This exchange would not be successful because we do not have an equal offering of our wants and needs.
The double coincidence of wants is one of the major part of the Barter System.The two basic terms actually don't have any specific difference.
For example; the supplier of good A wants good B and the supplier of good B wants good A.
poor economics development,limited exchange and low production are 3 factors needed fr barter
There must be a dual coincidence of wants.
Money solves the problem of double coincidence of wants by providing a universally accepted medium of exchange that eliminates the need for individuals to directly barter goods and services. For example, if a farmer wants to trade wheat for shoes, he might struggle to find a shoemaker who also wants wheat. However, if the farmer sells his wheat for money, he can then use that money to buy shoes from the shoemaker, thus facilitating the exchange without the need for a direct barter.
Demerits of the barter system include the lack of common unit value and lack of system for storage of value or purchasing power. It is inefficient and has a lack of double coincidence of wants.
A double coincidence of wants meaning both parties wish to exchange what each other needs.
Trade by barter is a system of trade whereby commodities are exchanged or traded upon without the use of medium of exchange i.e money. it is cumbersome as it entails double coincidence of wants.
Money solves a lack of double coincidence of want,
Economic transactions are easier with money than with barter because money serves as a universally accepted medium of exchange, making transactions more efficient and eliminating the need for a double coincidence of wants.
It can be used to compare the value of different products.
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