What Was a Competitive Advantage of the Rural Putting-Out System

question 48

Multiple Choice

What was a competitive advantage of the rural putting-out system?

• A)The rural poor worked for low wages.
• B)Production in the countryside could be carefully supervised by merchant capitalists.
• C)Rural workers were highly skilled in a number of crafts.
• D)The workers purchased the raw material themselves, saving the merchant capitalist money.

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