Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781264249527
Author: Nickels, William G.
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 9.1, Problem 9.1AQ
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To determine: Whether manufacturing sector would be driven entirely by automated labor or not.
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The manufacturing is the process of making product for the use and sale by using the labor, chemical, and machine process.
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