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frankwu

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The Waltham System
 a. employed whole families to work in textile mills.
  b. employed young women in their late teens and early twenties.
  c. employed young children, who often worked 10-12 hours per day.
  d. was considered a disreputable form of employment for women.

Question 2

In the 1960s and 1970s the U.S. passed several major consumer safety laws, including the Flammable Fabrics Act and the Child Protection Act. The economic impact of such legislation may include all of the following except:
 a. reducing the price of the regulated product.
  b. increasing the cost of producing the regulated product.
  c. reducing the supply of the regulated product.
  d. reducing competition within the regulated industry.


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ultraflyy23

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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b. employed young women in their late teens and early twenties.

Answer to Question 2

a. reducing the price of the regulated product.


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