When Adam Smith's ten pin workers specialized, they were able to increase output of pins in a day from 200 to 48,000. One reason for the increase in pin output was due to
A) the time saved when workers do not need to shift from one task to another.
B) the boredom the workers suffered when they stopped making a whole pin and only concentrated on one task such as painting the heads white.
C) new machinery.
D) the bonus they received when they produced more pins.
Answer: A
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