Questions: Question 2 2 pts Imagine an economy in which: (1) pieces of paper called yollars are the only thing that buyers give to sellers when they buy goods and services, so it would be common to use, say, 50 yollars to buy a pair of shoes; (2) prices are posted in terms of yardsticks, so you might walk into a grocery store and see that, today, an apple is worth 2 yardsticks; and (3) yardsticks disintegrate overnight, so no yardstick has any value for more than 24 hours. In this economy, the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a unit of account. the yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value. the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a store of value, and the yollar is a unit of account. the yollar is a unit of account, but it is not a medium of exchange and it is not a liquid asset.

Question 2
2 pts

Imagine an economy in which: (1) pieces of paper called yollars are the only thing that buyers give to sellers when they buy goods and services, so it would be common to use, say, 50 yollars to buy a pair of shoes; (2) prices are posted in terms of yardsticks, so you might walk into a grocery store and see that, today, an apple is worth 2 yardsticks; and (3) yardsticks disintegrate overnight, so no yardstick has any value for more than 24 hours. In this economy,
the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a unit of account.
the yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value.
the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a store of value, and the yollar is a unit of account.
the yollar is a unit of account, but it is not a medium of exchange and it is not a liquid asset.
Transcript text: Question 2 2 pts Imagine an economy in which: (1) pieces of paper called yollars are the only thing that buyers give to sellers when they buy goods and services, so it would be common to use, say, 50 yollars to buy a pair of shoes; (2) prices are posted in terms of yardsticks, so you might walk into a grocery store and see that, today, an apple is worth 2 yardsticks; and (3) yardsticks disintegrate overnight, so no yardstick has any value for more than 24 hours. In this economy, the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a unit of account. the yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value. the yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a store of value, and the yollar is a unit of account. the yollar is a unit of account, but it is not a medium of exchange and it is not a liquid asset.
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The answer is the yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value.

Explanation
Option 1: The yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a unit of account.

This option is incorrect because the yardstick is not used as a medium of exchange in the given economy. Instead, yollars are used as the medium of exchange.

Option 2: The yardstick is a unit of account but it cannot serve as a store of value.

This option is correct. In the given economy, prices are posted in terms of yardsticks, which means yardsticks are used as a unit of account. However, since yardsticks disintegrate overnight and have no value for more than 24 hours, they cannot serve as a store of value.

Option 3: The yardstick is a medium of exchange but it cannot serve as a store of value, and the yollar is a unit of account.

This option is incorrect because the yardstick is not used as a medium of exchange; yollars are used for that purpose. Additionally, yollars are not mentioned as the unit of account.

Option 4: The yollar is a unit of account, but it is not a medium of exchange and it is not a liquid asset.

This option is incorrect because yollars are explicitly mentioned as the medium of exchange in the economy. They are used to buy goods and services, making them a liquid asset. However, yollars are not used as the unit of account; yardsticks are used for that purpose.

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