Even though the Great Depression hurt companies' profits, President Herbert Hoover urged businesses not to cut employee wages. What was the most
likely motivation for this policy?
O A. Hoover was a champion of the common worker and an opponent
of big business.
B. If old companies fail, they will be quickly replaced by more
innovative companies.
O C. Businesses had been so profitable during the 1920s that they
could afford losses.
O D. Americans who earn more increase the demand for goods in all
industries.