Question

Which best describes one outcome of Henry Ford’s method of production?

Responses

Only a handful of products could made by his method, so it did not gain widespread use.

Only a handful of products could made by his method, so it did not gain widespread use.

Machines involved in the method were expensive, so the goods they produced were also expensive.

Machines involved in the method were expensive, so the goods they produced were also expensive.

Products made by his method took less time to build, so they cost less.

Products made by his method took less time to build, so they cost less.

His method required highly skilled workers, so new schools arose to train factory workers.

Answer 1

"Products made by his method took less time to build, so they cost less."

Explanation: Ford’s assembly-line mass production cut build time per car and lowered labor costs per unit, which allowed him to make cars more cheaply and sell them at much lower prices.