Question

Henry Form used ALL of the following techniques to help offset the repetitive routine and pressures of the assembly line and ensure the investment of each worker in the production process EXCEPT __________________

-He introduced a profit sharing plan (fine-dollar day) for his workers.

-His workers could purchase a car through credit.


-His workers were not allowed to buy Ford's Model T

-He turned his workers into mass consumers.

Answer 1

Henry Ford employed several strategies to alleviate the monotony of assembly line work, one of which was incorrect in the student's question. Workers were indeed allowed and encouraged to purchase a Ford Model T, which was contrary to the statement provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry Ford used several techniques to manage the pressures of the assembly line and invest workers in the production process, but one statement in the question is not correct. While he introduced a profit sharing plan and standardized the workday to eight hours, offered the option for workers to purchase a car through credit, and indeed paid his workers well enough to afford the products they were manufacturing, it is not true that his workers were not allowed to buy Ford's Model T. In fact, the high wages Ford workers earned permitted most employees to purchase their own automobiles, specifically a Ford Model T, as Henry Ford's ideology was to turn his workers into mass consumers and ensure their loyalty to the Ford brand.