The correct answer is Option A) increase their profits in a competitive environment.
By paying low wages, factory owners were able to increase their profits in a competitive environment.
Labor costs made up a large portion of a factory's costs followed by machinery, maintenance and stock.
The easiest way to reduce costs for any factory or business at the time was to simply pay workers poorly. Since there were hardly any legislation for employees, and the fact that unemployment and poverty was very high, factory owners were able to exploit workers in order to make as much profit as they could.
<span>Political machines developed in the United States in the early 19th century, reached the peak of their power toward the end of the century, and declined in importance after 1900.</span>
Andrew Jackson solved the issue of States' Rights by threatening the Vice President at the time John C. Calhoun that he would order the federal United States Army to march down to South Carolina and hang John C. Calhoun.
The Schlieffen Plan was created by General Count Alfred von Schlieffen in December 1905. The Schlieffen Plan was the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border.
State how many high tides and how many low tides will be experienced every day at the docks in Fremantle, Western Australia. There will be two high tides and two low tides.