alleryStart learning →With growth of railroads and steel, which costs became more important by late 1800s?
AVariable costs
BFixed costs
CMaterial costs
DPiece wages
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fixed costs
Large capital-intensive industries made fixed costs often bigger than the variable cost of a product.
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