Question

What is manufacturing?

• A. The production of goods before processing raw materials into more valuable products.
• B. The production of goods without processing raw materials into more valuable products.
• C. The production of goods before processing raw materials into valueless products.
• D. The production of goods after processing raw materials into more valuable products.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The production of goods after processing raw materials into more valuable products.

The activities through which we obtain raw materials from nature as inputs are called primary activities. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining are considered to be primary activities. The activities that convert raw materials into finished products are called secondary activities. Manufacturing activities process raw materials to finished products. They fall under the category of secondary activities.