Fast Food Is Faster and Cheaper Than a Similar Meal

question 108

Multiple Choice

Fast food is faster and cheaper than a similar meal you could prepare for yourself.Which of the following does not explain that fact?

• A)meal preparation has been divided into many separate tasks
• B)larger-scale production allows the introduction of more efficient machines
• C)workers gain productivity at a task over time
• D)there is less time lost moving from one task to another
• E)workers are more productive when they are being paid

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