The United States Was Unable to Maintain Its Dominance in the Production

question 53

Multiple Choice

The United States was unable to maintain its dominance in the production of televisions because:

• A) the highly technical skills necessary to produce televisions are greater in other countries.
• B) the raw materials necessary to build televisions became scarce in the United States.
• C) the product designs evolved too rapidly for United States engineers to keep up.
• D) automated production allowed production to be outsourced to countries with less-skilled workers.

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