Question

The invention of a machine to make plastic corks for wine bottles has severely affected companies that produce traditional cork. This is an example of a(n) ______ force for change.
A) market
B) social and political
C) demographic
D) technological
E) economic

Answer 1

Answer:

D) technological

Explanation:

The invention of a machine that creates a new product capable of competing and affecting another product is an example of a technological force. Through the machine, wine companies were able to replace traditional corks with plastic stoppers. This naturally affects cork companies, which are faced with a competitive product that can take their market share. This is natural from technological development, which produces new products and new production processes....