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  Question 141: If the first chapter is such a systematic discussion of value, why is it then called “Commodities” and not “Value”?   
  [80] ZACH: Problem with the word ‘Value’.   There is a problem with the word value. I believe that the reason the first chapter is called commodities and not value is because some people don't value things the same as others. For example, an oil company doesn't “value” a piece of plywood as much as a lumber company does. Plywood is definitely a commodity, but it has no value to the oil company. This piece of wood makes the lumber company a lot of money when sold in large quantities, yet that plywood's value is zero for the oil company. That is why the first chapter was called commodities, because each company can relate to commodities and what their “value” is to that specific company. Not every commodity is valued the same.   
 
 
 
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