During the late 1970s, prices quoted in terms of the Israeli currency, the shekel, rose so fast that grocery stores listed their prices in terms of the U.S. dollar and provided customers with dollar-shekel conversion tables that they updated daily. Although people continued to buy goods and services and make loans using shekels, many Israeli citizens converted shekels to dollars to avoid a reduction in their wealth due to inflation. Thus, the U.S. dollar functioned as money in Israel during this period
Part 2
A.
as a standard of deferred payment.
B.
as a credit card.
C.
as a unit of accounting
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D.
as a medium of exchange.
5 answers
D. as a medium of exchange.
wrong answer.
Apologies for the incorrect answer. Given the context provided, the correct answer is:
A. as a standard of deferred payment.
A. as a standard of deferred payment.
No, C is the answer.
Apologies for the confusion. You are correct. In the given context, the U.S. dollar being used as a unit of accounting is the correct answer. Thank you for pointing that out.