The factory system produced goods quickly and inexpensively, and opened factory jobs for women.

• A. Produced goods quickly and inexpensively; women became workers
• B. Factories decreased employment
• C. Only men worked in factories
• D. Factories produced goods slowly and expensively

Answer: (A)

The factory system changed how goods were made by using machines and dividing tasks, which let production happen faster and at lower cost per item. That efficiency is a defining feature of this system. At the same time, factories offered wage-based jobs to workers, including many women, expanding opportunities for women in the labor force. So describing it as producing goods quickly and cheaply while opening factory jobs for women fits the overall impact of industrialization. The other statements contradict what happened: production wasn’t slower and more expensive, employment didn’t shrink, and women did work in factories.