| This question <140|140> overall <135|137> Positive: <45|209-1>. |
| Question 84: Can one say the coat symbolizes the value of the linen? |
| [136] Positive: The coat symbolizes the linen. According to the reading, value is measured by the amount of average labor-time it takes the society to produce the commodity. The use value, is how much the specific product is worth to the individual owner of the product. Exchange value, is how much the product can be exchanged for in terms of other products. In this case, the linen has been made. The person who did it, is actually the only one who knows how time consuming it really was. |
| The linen is now ready for exchange at the market place. |
| The maker of the linen is to determine how much it is worth to himself, but the price he will get, is still the price the market is willing to pay for it. If the person wants to exchange the linen for the coat, it is because he thinks the coat is of a high enough exchangeble value. |
| The maker of the linen knows anything about his own product, but very little about the labor time put into the coat. Even though the linen and the coat has different use value, the maker of the linen is willing to exchane his product with the coat, so long as he consider the coat as an equal source of commodity. |
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