What step will be most effective for a manufacturer that wants to reduce the human costs of extracting the minerals it uses in its smartphones?(1 point) Responses verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals committing to only mining minerals in the United States committing to only mining minerals in the United States switching to using gold instead of tungsten in its products switching to using gold instead of tungsten in its products decreasing the prices of its products

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What step will be most effective for a manufacturer that wants to reduce the human costs of extracting the minerals it uses in its smartphones?(1 point) Responses  verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals  committing to only mining minerals in the United States committing to only mining minerals in the United States  switching to using gold instead of tungsten in its products switching to using gold instead of tungsten in its products  decreasing the prices of its products

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The most effective step for reducing human costs in extracting minerals for smartphones would be to verify that child labor was not used in mining these minerals. This ensures ethical sourcing practices and supports responsible mining practices. Committing to only mining minerals in the United States may also help reduce human costs, but verifying labor practices is a more direct and impactful step. Switching to using gold instead of tungsten or decreasing prices of products would not address the human costs associated with mineral extraction.