Why Did Many Housewives Save Cooking Fat During the Second

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why did many housewives save cooking fat during the Second World War?

• A) Fat saved by housewives was used by the food industry in making ready-to-eat meals for soldiers.
• B) Fat saved by housewives was processed to produce glycerin, which was used in making black powder for bullets.
• C) Fat saved by housewives was used at military hospitals.
• D) Fat saved by housewives was used to make fuel for military vehicles.

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Definitions:

Increasing Returns to Scale

A situation in which a proportional increase in all inputs results in a more than proportional increase in output, demonstrating economies of scale.

Law of Diminishing Returns

An economic principle stating that, holding all else constant, as one input variable is increased, there is a point at which the marginal per unit output starts decreasing.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where an increase in production leads to higher per-unit costs, often due to inefficiencies associated with scale.