The main drawback of the barter system is :

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Indivisibility of goods

Lack of double coincidence of wants

Lack of store of value

All of the above

answer is D.

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There were several drawbacks of the barter system and they include a lack of store of value, the indivisibility of goods, and a lack of double coincidence of wants.
A barter system directly exchanges goods and services with other goods and services. The major drawback of this system is the exchange is not possible without the double coincidence of wants. One person needs to buy exactly what the other is willing to sell, and vice versa. Goods were indivisible; in other words, some goods cannot be divided into small parts to enable exchange. There was also a lack of store of value in the barter system; as the majority of the time, goods cannot be stored for future use.

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