SOSC 2340 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Bes, Barter
11 Dec 2014
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Which aspects of consumer demand could central planners control (and how), and which could they not control (and why not)? (see the section: the construction of a plan") The aspects of consumer demand that the central planning control regulates are a) How much labor, b) what prices, c) what wages are dispensed throughout the enterprise. One of the most important functions of the central planners control is to balance out the consumers demand on precise products. Why did soviet enterprises often produce poor quality products? (see the section: The reason the soviet enterprises often produce poor quality products is because. It is easier to measure total output of an enterprise than to identify the quality of the products being produced. In specific the enterprise is struggling to meet the plan it might choose to sacrifice quality over volume in order to fulfill the success criteria of the higher authorities and receive bonuses instead of penalties.
