Asked by caleb
Why were factories more profitable than the cottage industry approach to textile production?
Homemade items required more raw materials than factory-made products.
People would pay higher prices for factory-made items.
Homemade items took longer to create and were not always equal in quality.
Factory-made items were in greater demand as people wanted to support the new economy
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Homemade items took longer to create and were not always equal in quality.
Explanation: Factories used machines, division of labor, and standardized processes to produce textiles faster, more cheaply per unit, and more consistently than dispersed cottage production. That higher productivity and lower cost per item — along with greater output — made factories more profitable.
Explanation: Factories used machines, division of labor, and standardized processes to produce textiles faster, more cheaply per unit, and more consistently than dispersed cottage production. That higher productivity and lower cost per item — along with greater output — made factories more profitable.
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