Which of the Following Would Be Considered Human Capital

question 141

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered human capital?

• A)the financial capital a person earns over a lifetime of investing
• B)the machinery a worker uses to produce a product
• C)the training a worker receives when starting a new job
• D)the break room in a factory where employees go to have coffee

---

Definitions:

Machinery Blueprints

Detailed technical drawings or plans for designing and constructing machines or mechanical systems.

Samuel Slater

Known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution," he brought British textile technology to America, establishing the country's first successful water-powered cotton mill.

Spinning Jenny

An early multi-spindle spinning frame invented in 1764, which significantly increased the amount of yarn produced and contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

Manifest Destiny

A 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.