Question

As the United States became industrialized, an important effect of mechanization and the division of labor was that

a. smaller industries had difficulty maintaining their competitiveness.
b. the price of most manufactured goods increased.
c. the demand to improve transportation systems decreased.
d. pools and trusts became less efficient forms of business organization.

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "a. smaller industries had difficulty maintaining their competitiveness." Mechanization & the division of labor assigns to the various geographic areas specific functions in complex processes of production. It makes some areas urban, others rural.