Question

Which statement best explains why, during the 1800s, manufacturers resisted workers’ demands for higher wages and safer workplaces?
Manufacturers had already spent money on training their workers.
Manufacturers were afraid workers would make additional demands.
Manufacturers knew their workforce would have to become smaller.
Manufacturers knew their companies would become less profitable.

Answer 1

Manufacturers knew their companies would become less profitable.

Higher wages and investments in safer workplaces raised costs, which would cut into profits, so manufacturers resisted those demands.