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Shared Roles of Different Money Forms
An individual uses a debit card to pay for groceries, drawing funds directly from their bank account. Later, they place a $100 bill from their wallet into a savings jar at home. Analyze how both the funds in the bank account and the physical bill serve the same two fundamental economic purposes, even though they are used for different actions in this specific scenario.
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Both physical currency (e.g., banknotes and coins) and bank deposits (e.g., the balance in a checking account) fulfill the same core economic functions. Which statement best analyzes a key practical distinction between them when they are used as a medium of exchange?
Shared Roles of Different Money Forms
A key difference between physical currency and bank deposits is that only physical currency can function as a store of value, as bank deposits are merely digital records.