Marxist theorists believe that the interests of the working class ultimately align with those of humanity in general. They claim that those who control the means of production are able to unfairly subject the working class to substandard working conditions and wages, while extorting the maximum possible prices for their products from consumers. Marxists therefore believe that if the working classes controlled the economic system, then __________.
Which of the following best completes the passage above?
A) The owners of the means of production could not be depended upon to charge as much as necessary for their
products to enable the owners to pay a fair working wage to laborers.
B) Market forces would cause the most successful commercial entities to monopolize the market.
C) Consumer goods would be less expensive.
D) The free market would favor producers who are able to provide the highest quality product at the lowest
possible price.
E) Communist methods of production and distribution would still not replace the capitalist system, despite its
costs to the working class.
OA is: C
Which of the following best completes the passage above?
A) The owners of the means of production could not be depended upon to charge as much as necessary for their
products to enable the owners to pay a fair working wage to laborers.
B) Market forces would cause the most successful commercial entities to monopolize the market.
C) Consumer goods would be less expensive.
D) The free market would favor producers who are able to provide the highest quality product at the lowest
possible price.
E) Communist methods of production and distribution would still not replace the capitalist system, despite its
costs to the working class.
OA is: C
