A transition from a barter economy to one that uses money primarily as a medium of exchange is most likely to result in:
an increase in the transaction costs of trading goods and services.
an expansion of trade and greater specialisation.
a guarantee that the purchasing power of savings remains entirely constant.
a reduction in the need for a common unit of account.
156 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.4 Production, costs and revenue, covering 1.4.1 Production and productivity, 1.4.2 Specialisation, division of labour and exchange, 1.4.3 The law of diminishing returns and returns to scale (A-level only), 1.4.4 Costs of production, 1.4.5 Economies and diseconomies of scale, 1.4.6 Marginal, average and total revenue, 1.4.7 Profit, and 1.4.8 Technological change (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.