Could you check this answer that goes with this passage.
It was... the greatest aggregation of labor and capital eber gathered in one place. It employed 30,000 men; it supported directly 250,000 people in its neighborhood, and indirectly it supported 500,000. It sent its products to every country in the civilized world, and it furnished the food for no less than 30 million people!
Sinclair's claim that the factory indirectly supported 500,000 people is probably based on the fact that:
A. the factory's taxes were higher than those of most competing companies.
B. the factory's owners were wealthy
C. worker's salaries supported other business
D. the company gave large sums ot charity
Is it C???
Yes, C.
Yes. You're right again! :-)
The workers' salaries were used to pay rent, buy food, clothing, etc., etc.
To confirm the answer, let's analyze the passage to determine how Sinclair's claim that the factory indirectly supported 500,000 people could be based on a specific fact.
In the passage, it states that the factory employed 30,000 men, and directly supported 250,000 people in its neighborhood. This indicates that the salaries paid to the workers supported a significant number of individuals.
Given this information, the correct answer is indeed C. Sinclair's claim that the factory indirectly supported 500,000 people is likely based on the fact that the workers' salaries supported other businesses, which employed additional people.
Therefore, C is the correct answer because the passage suggests that the money earned by the workers in the factory would be spent in the local economy, thereby supporting other businesses and indirectly benefiting a larger number of people.