If transportation costs were almost nonexistent — that is, if industries did not have to pay money to transport inputs and finished goods over long distances — what are the major changes that could occur in the automobile manufacturing industry?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Businesses would look for the cheapest source of labor to produce a quality product.
You might also like to view...
The most likely explanation for evidence of glacial activity in places such as Africa and Australia is:
A) volcanic activity. B) plate tectonics. C) oxygen isotope changes. D) global warming. E) ozone depletion.
Explain why the surface air on the leeward side of a mountain can be drier than the surface air on the windward side. What is this effect called? Can you think of a location in the United States where this might actually occur??
What will be an ideal response?
The bleaching agent in many detergents is which of the following?
A) a sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate B) sodium silicate C) sodium perborate tetrahydrate D) Any of these, they are all bleaching agents.
Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) are warmest
A. at the poles where long days during summer warm water. B. where oceans are deepest allowing for sufficient mixing. C. along the equator where the sun's rays are most direct. D. at the subtropics because descending air promotes clear skies.