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Surplus
imagine that the economy slows down so that many people lose their jobs or work
fewer hours, reducing their incomes. In this case, the decrease in income would lead
to a lower quantity of cars demanded
When a price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded will exceed
quantity supplied, and excess demand or shortages will result.
Shortage
Automakers are scrambling to find parts and prevent shortages in their supply
chains as the spread of the coronavirus rattles markets and threatens to roil
manufacturing processes globally.
SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor said it will suspend production in South Korea, its
biggest manufacturing base, becoming the first major automaker to do so
outside of China due to disruption in the supply of parts resulting from the
coronavirus outbreak.