Question

At a Schlage Lock factory, many employees are needed to use tiny screwdrivers and other tools to carefully assemble the inner workings of door knobs and locks. They must sit at a station and look through a magnifying glass to complete this work. This production process could best be described as a. labor-intensive technology. b. highly automated. c. capital-intensive technology. d. high capacity. e. refined product design.

Answer 1

Answer: (A) Labor-intensive technology

Explanation:

  The labor- intensive technology is one of the type of process in which an organization or any type of industry require maximum labors for producing the various types of products and the services.

 The main objective of the labor-intensive technology is that expanding the business and this type of industry is basically determine by the actual requirement of the capital for producing the maximum goods and the services.  

According to the given question, the given production process of the Schlage lock factory is best describe as the labor intensive technology process. Therefore, Option (A) is correct answer.