WAEC Commerce 2023 Question 7

Question 7

Money

A problem associated with barter is

  1. A.difficulty in collecting debt.
  2. B.inability to measure what is to be exchanged.
  3. C.inability to produce enough goods.
  4. D.poor road network delaying transportion of goods.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (inability to measure what is to be exchanged.)

Explanation

Barter has no common measure of value, so it is hard to decide how much of one good equals another.