MONEY
MONEY THE FUNCTIONS OF MONEY: Medium of Exchange S erves to trade one product for another Store of Value Money hold its value over a period of time Unit of Account Establishes economic worth TYPES OF MONEY: Commodity Money Get its value from the type of material that its made with ex: gold and silver Representative Money Paper that its backed by something tangible, that gives it value Fiat Money "Money because the government says so" CHARACTERISTICS OF MONEY: Durability Portability Divisibility Uniformity Scarcity Acceptability Limited Supply MONEY SUPPLY: M1 MONEY: It consists of currency in circulation Ex: cash and coins "Liquidity" is easy to convert to cash Checkable Deposits Checking accounts demand deposits Traveler's checks M2 MONEY: Consists of M1 money + savin