Which was the most important effect of the Bessemer process?

(1 point)

It allowed the production of mare steel

It produced better steel

It made steel cheaper

It allowed factory production of steel

Which was the immediate goal of the Standard Oil Company when it lowered its prices?

(1 point)

to sell stock to investors

to outcompete rival businesses

to form a monopoly

to pass on lower costs to customers

Which of these would most likely happen under a free market?

(1 point)

government regulators set maximum prices

Political influence determines what products are made

an appointed agency decides where businesses can operate

individual business owners set prices to compete for business

Which was one way businesspeople tried to eliminate competition?

(1 point)

They formed monopolies or trusts

They decreased the price of their products.

They developed overseas markets.

They paid higher wages to their workers.

1 answer

  1. Which was the most important effect of the Bessemer process?
    Answer: It made steel cheaper

  2. Which was the immediate goal of the Standard Oil Company when it lowered its prices?
    Answer: to outcompete rival businesses

  3. Which of these would most likely happen under a free market?
    Answer: individual business owners set prices to compete for business

  4. Which was one way businesspeople tried to eliminate competition?
    Answer: They formed monopolies or trusts