1a: RIGHT! Constant capital could be electricity, gasoline, rent or mortgage payments, raw materials, or factory machinery. It's any commodity used other than the special commodity: labor power. Skip to the next question.

1b. They certainly do want to remain in power, but constant capital is an important and specific Marxist economic term. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

1c. Americans are not so "constantly devoted" to capitalism as the capitalists would like us to think. Please check over the material, or just try another answer..

1d. Everything would include labor power, which is a very special commodity. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

1e. It includes raw materials, but isn't "only" raw materials. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

2a. This is kind of a reasonable answer, because capitalists are always introducing new innovations to increase their profits, but not particularly to add value to their new commodities. Please check over the material, or try another answer.

2b. Cutting costs seems reasonable. But would that add any value? How is new value created? Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

2c. Saving time and energy is probably what the capitalist had in mind when he increased constant capital, but it doesn't add new value. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

2d. RIGHT! Constant capital doesn't add any new value. It just transfers the congealed value already in it, a little at a time, to the new commodity. Please skip to the next question.

3a. A larger numerator of the fraction would raise the total, but that's not the only way. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

3c. 3b. A smaller denominator of the fraction would raise the total, but that's not the only way. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

3d. RIGHT! Each of them would increase the total of the fraction. Capitalists try to do all of them as much as possible. Please skip to the next question

4a. Capitalists aren't known for sharing. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

4b. RIGHT! They go where the money is. Please skip to the next question.

4c. Marx explained it easily. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

4d. Consumers can demand all they want, but the system doesn't work that way. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

5a. RIGHT! In order to compete with other capitalists, they usually automate and lay off workers. Skip to the next question.

5b. It doesn't decrease. That's pretty much the whole point of our entire treatment of Marxist economics. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

5c. Don't be fooled because of its name. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

5d. If the denominator went up, the profit rate would fall. Please check over the material, or justtry another answer.

6a. Competition drives capitalists to increase, not decrease, constant capital. It's only a solution on paper, not in real life. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

6b. They will always cut wages as much as they can, but beyond living standards? Capitalism has to have workers. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

6c. RIGHT! To maintain gross profits while the rate of profit falls, they try to produce and sell more. Skip to the next question

6d. Ah, if only capitalism were rational! This is one of the biggest arguments for socialism, a rational economy. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

7a. Even though the successful capitalists really try to get us to be idealists, they base their actions on materialism. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

7b. They strive to serve -- but only to serve themselves. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.

7c. RIGHT! Because their rate of profit is pressured downward. Thanks for working this little module. We really need your feedback to improve on this school.

7d. Yes they do have to expand. It's not just because they want to. They actually have to. It's grow or die. Please check over the material, or just try another answer.