I believe B. It describes characteristics of a person who is self-sufficient and also applies to free competition in economics is the correct answer.
International trade enables specialization, which brings increased efficiency and greater competition to spur the market.
This happens because Specialization would make each nation to focus on producing certain type of products in which they would gain a competitive advantage towards other (either because they had the necessary materials sources or labor qualities) and would create better and cheaper product in the market.
From what I know of the book, it was a critical success but did not resonate with the public the way Sinclair wanted it to. The government took notice and tried to better regulate the meat industry. Working people, however, were not drawn to it the way had hoped.
Answer:
The correct answer is A)There is a greater risk that a longer-term loan will not be repaid.
Explanation:
Longer-term loans usually have higher interest payments than short-term longs, the reason is, as stated in the answer, that the longer the loan, the higher the risk that the borrower will not be able to repay the complete loan, interest included.
For example, a 10 year mortgage is cheaper than a 40 year mortgage because a lot more things can happen in 10 years than in 40 years that might affect the loan. In the span of 40 years the borrower could even die.