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Which of the following is an example of a barter system?


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a

Borrow 10,000 rupees from money lender

b

A bag of rice in exchange for a bag of pulses

c

A bag of rice in exchange for 600 rupees

d

None of the above 

answer is B.

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An example of a barter system is getting a bag of rice in exchange for a pack of pulses. In a "barter," two or more parties trade goods or services without exchanging money or other payment. Bartering involves exchanging one party's good or service for another party's. The basic tenet of bartering is that two parties engage in a discussion to determine the relative value of their goods and services before making an equal deal. Before the actual hard currency was invented, the world's earliest means of commerce existed.
 
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