What inference can be made about both rich landowners and pig farmers, based on this excerpt?
They often ran out of food supplies before the end of winter came.
They were the only food suppliers for Elizabethan England all year long.
They cared more about making a profit than charging fair prices.
They made little profit from the food they supplied to their communities.
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Answer:
The inference that can be made about both rich landowners and pig farmers, based on this excerpt is they cared more about making a profit than charging fair prices. - The rich landowners stored their goods and made a profit by waiting for the prices to go up when the demand for their product was high.
Explanation:
Answer:
Based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to conclude that both wealthy landowners and pig farmers were more concerned with making a profit than with charging fair prices.
Explanation
- The wealthy landowners kept their products in storage and profited by waiting for the price of their commodity to rise when demand was great.
- Pig farmers kept their bacon until the winter, when demand for bacon is high.
- Neither the wealthy landowner nor the pig farmer were concerned with selling their products at a reasonable price; instead, they desired to earn large profits.