If the Introduction of Industrial Robots in the Poultry Industry

question 68

Multiple Choice

If the introduction of industrial robots in the poultry industry means that robots will now do most of the tasks in poultry processing plants, thereby replacing most of the unskilled workers. Then the real wage of unskilled workers in poultry processing plants is predicted to ______ and the employment of unskilled workers in poultry processing plants is predicted to ______.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) increase; not change
• D) decrease; decrease

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