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This text delves into market mechanics, exploring how price floors and ceilings influence supply and demand. It discusses the significance of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its measurement. An example highlights Ford’s import process from Turkey, where the company modifies vehicles by removing rear seats and windows to cut costs, illustrating practical applications of market principles. The historical context, such as the gas lines of 1974, provides further insights into supply-demand challenges faced by industries.
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Sept 23, 2009 • How Markets Work (part 3) • Changes in Price and Quantity • Price Floors and Ceilings • GDP • Definition • Measurement When this Ford vehicle is imported into the U.S. from Turkey by Ford, the first thing Ford does is rip out the rear seats, remove the windows and send them to a recycling center. Then it covers the holes in the floor and plugs the window spaces with metal. All at a cost of hundreds of dollars per vehicle. Ford does this to save money. Why?