Consider five individuals with different occupations. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | }
\hline \text { Mary } & \text { provides lepal advice } & \text { wants kaves shapened } \
\hline \text { Chark } & \text { prows tomatoes } & \text { wants Iepal advice } \
\hline \text { Nathan } & \text { styles hair } & \text { wants tomatoes } \
\hline \text { polly } & \text { hrews bee } & \text { wants kaves shapened } \
\hline \text { Paud } & \text { shapens kaives } & \text { wants bee } \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Which of the following pairs of individuals has a double coincidence of wants?
A)Mary and Clark
B)Clark and Nathan
C)Nathan and Polly
D)Polly and Paul

Question

Consider five individuals with different occupations. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Mary } & \text { provides lepal advice } & \text { wants kaves shapened } \
\hline \text { Chark } & \text { prows tomatoes } & \text { wants Iepal advice } \
\hline \text { Nathan } & \text { styles hair } & \text { wants tomatoes } \
\hline \text { polly } & \text { hrews bee } & \text { wants kaves shapened } \
\hline \text { Paud } & \text { shapens kaives } & \text { wants bee } \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Which of the following pairs of individuals has a double coincidence of wants?
A)Mary and Clark
B)Clark and Nathan
C)Nathan and Polly
D)Polly and Paul

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A double coincidence of wants occurs when two parties have goods or services that the other wants. In this case, Polly wants her bees hrewed and Paud shapens kaives, so they have a mutual exchange possibility. This makes choice D the correct answer. None of the other pairs have a double coincidence of wants.

Consider Five Individuals with Different Occupations Which of the Following Pairs of Individuals Has a Double