The chart shows the costs and shipping times for materials that a company needs to build a new product. Which describes the best trade-off if the company needs to start building their product within the next two years? A. They should order the domestic materials because it is always best to choose the fastest shipping time. B. They should order the imported materials because it is always best to choose the lowest cost for materials. C. Since the shipping time is longer, they should order the domestic materials because the additional cost is worth it to get the materials in time. D. Even though the shipping time is longer, they should order the imported materials because they are less expensive and should arrive in plenty of time to build the product.

D. Even though the shipping time is longer, they should order the imported materials because they are less expensive and should arrive in plenty of time to build the product.

the correct answer is - d. china has a large and growing population.

the fact that china has a large (the biggest) population, and it is still growing, doesn't hinder the agriculture production in the country. in fact, it can for increased production in the agriculture, since there's more labor force, as well the sheer mass of people produces lots of scientists that come up with new inventions as to how to improve this sector. nice example is the inner mongolia region in china, in general dominated by the gobi desert, but few scientist came up with a nice idea as to how to make the region productive by using plants that are very resistant to droughts, so lots of people have been employed, and the region is becoming greener and greener each year, and the production of food in this region is also increasing.