The merchant distributes work among the weavers based on the orde… - Vidyadip

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The merchant distributes work among the weavers based on the orders he has received for cloth. The weavers get the yarn from the merchant and supply him the cloth.
(i) What is the advantage of weavers from merchant distributer?
(ii) What is the disadvantage of weavers from merchant distributer?

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Answer

i. The advantages of weavers from merchant distributer are
→ They do not have to spend money on the purchase of yarn.
→ They do not have to care about the selling of finished cloth.
ii. The disadvantages of weavers from merchant distributer are
→ Weavers have to depend on merchants for raw materials and markets, which make merchants very powerful.
→ Weavers are paid very less for making the cloth.

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