Why Did the U

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S.Department of Labor encourage the employment of women in the 1950s?

• A) Government leaders believed that women's small hands made them ideal for operating computers.
• B) Because of casualties in World War II, there were not enough men to fill the growing number of industrial jobs.
• C) It believed the nation needed "womanpower" to maintain prosperity and compete with the Soviet Union.
• D) It was concerned that more and more American families were slipping below the poverty line.

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Definitions:

Automated Manufacturing

The use of computer-controlled machinery and robotics in the production process to increase efficiency and reduce human error.

Activity Base

A measure used to assign costs to cost objects based on their use of activities, often used in activity-based costing.

Direct Labor Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in manufacturing a product or providing a service.

Machine Hours

A measurement of the amount of time a machine is operated, used in allocating manufacturing costs to products.