How did the industrial revolution affect business a. social harmony among classes was promoted b. production and shipping costs were high c. business people began to invest money d. new technology made production efficient

D. New technology made production efficient.

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution introduced inventions that highly increased production efficiency. For example, the steam engine significantly lessened the time needed to create some goods. A higher efficiency in production allowed to reduce labor costs and, therefore, decrease prices, giving a whole new level of customers access to certain products.

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affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts