what are the five problem of barter system
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1. Double Coincidence of Wants
2. Lack of a Standard Unit of Account
3. Impossibility of Subdivision of Goods
4. Lack of Information
5. Production of Large and Very Costly Goods not Feasible
•people exchanged goods and services for other goods and services in return is known as barter system
•absence of double coincidence of wants:
the person who wish to sell one product and likes to get another product.the exchange will function properly only if he finds a person who can satisfy his needs
•lack of common measure of values: there is no common measurinh on rod for measuring value under barter system.so proper accounting cannot be done.
•lack of proper store of value:in this system commmodities are exchanged for commodities; most of the commodities are perishable.
•problem of divisibility:some commodities are indivisible.