To Manufacture 1,000 Pairs of Shoes in a Week, a Firm

question 11

Multiple Choice

To manufacture 1,000 pairs of shoes in a week, a firm can use 1,500 workers and 50 machines or 100 machines and 2,000 workers. Which method is more technically efficient?

• A) 1,500 workers and 50 machines
• B) 2,000 workers and 100 machines
• C) Both are equally efficient.
• D) Neither could be considered efficient.

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Definitions:

Acetone

A colorless, volatile, and flammable liquid used as a solvent, known chemically as propan-2-one or dimethyl ketone.

Carbon Atoms

The basic building blocks of organic compounds, characterized by four valence electrons allowing for various bonding configurations.

Carbonyl Group

A functional group consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O).

Functional Groups

Specific atomic groupings within molecules that are key to the molecules' distinctive chemical reactions.