The Case Study on Japanese Vending Machines Is a Story

question 78

Multiple Choice

The case study on Japanese vending machines is a story that teaches us

• A)how a less expensive resource (vending machines)can be substituted for a more expensive resource (labor)
• B)how a more expensive resource (vending machines)can be substituted for a less expensive resource (capital)
• C)how technological innovations (such as vending machines)can eliminate jobs
• D)that machines are starting to dominate our lives
• E)how a technological unsophisticated economy can begin to use machinery

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