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How does the use of new technology in industry benefit producers more so than consumers?

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Producers can purchase services online.
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Producers can buy goods 24 hours a day.
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Producers can instantly contact companies.
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Producers can quickly transport global goods.
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This graph shows the US unemployment rate from August 2010 to November 2011.This graph could help an economist predict

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how the government will address unemployment.
B
which industries are most in need of workers.
C
how many people will be out of work in the next year.
D
why producers might hire fewer workers in the future.
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One consequence of automation is that producers need fewer

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customers.
B
machines.
C
materials.
D
workers.
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Producers can generate instant sales by using

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devices.
B
forecasts.
C
patterns.
D
websites.
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What is one way that technology can improve the distribution of goods?

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Workers can take Internet classes to gain new skills.
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Automation can create goods more cheaply and easily.
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Businesses can hire factory workers across the world.
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Container ships can transport a number of goods at once.
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What is the best definition of technology?

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Technology is replacing human workers with mechanical or electronic devices.
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Technology is applying scientific knowledge to find answers and fix problems.
C
Technology is using fewer resources to manufacture goods more efficiently.
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Technology is hiring workers from all over the world to manufacture goods.
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How does the use of new technology in industry benefit consumers more so than producers?

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Consumers can allocate their resources wisely.
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Consumers have greater access to information.
C
Consumers can use materials from anywhere.
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Consumers can ship goods around the world.
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Technology can help governments handle economic emergencies, such as

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the reliance on automation.
B
crop and resource shortages.
C
the fall of the unemployment rate.
D
instant sales and communication.
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How can the use of new technology in industry benefit workers?

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Workers can react to economic change quickly.
B
Workers can identify economic emergencies.
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Workers can gain new knowledge and skills.
D
Workers can make economic forecasts.

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