Economics
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Chapter 26, Problem 1BCQ
To determine
Why a national slump that began with housing affect companies like General Motors.
Concept Introduction:
Slump: Every economy faces different business cycle at different points of time. Recession is one such business cycle. During recession, there is a huge
The main reason for such phenomenon is the lack of
Expert Solution & Answer
Explanation of Solution
- The slump that started with housing sector affected companies like GM Company. In an economy, every sector is interlinked and gets affected through multiplier effect.
- Housing is a basic need of people. When they have it then they look for luxurious items like vehicles.
- When there was a slump in housing in the US, people stopped buying luxurious goods like automobile. This led to decrease in the demand for auto mobile. Consequently the production declined very sharply.
Conclusion:
Thus, slump in housing market negatively affected companies like GM Company.
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