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From Cash Cow to Cash Car
27th November 2016
A student once left an enormous pile of play-doh on my desk and I didn't know what to make of it! A similar experience awaited employees at a Chinese motor dealership when a small business owner deposited tends of thousands of small-denomination coins as payment for a new car.
It took them hours to count it! A super example to use when introducing the functions of money! Read more here.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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