The growth of which industries made fixed costs more important by the late nineteenth century?
AHandicrafts and trade
BFarming and fishing
CBanking and insurance
DRailroads and steel
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Railroads and steel
Large-scale railroads, steel and manufacturing made fixed costs often exceed a product's variable cost.
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