In East Germany, back before the Berlin wall fell, there was one manufacturer of cars (VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau). They produced one type of car, the Trabant, with a maximum speed of 55 mph (26 horsepower lawnmower type engine). Anyone who wished to buy a car put their name on a list and waited for two or three years to be able to purchase a ‘Trabbi’. Whatever was available when their name came up was what they got--no choice of color, style, or engine size. East Germans were living with what type of economy?

Command

Explanation:

Based on the information given the East Germans were living with COMMAND economy.

COMMAND ECONOMY occur in a situation where people are be authoritated, instructed or directed to do something without giving them the right to Decide and acquired what they want , desire or wish to have.

A country economy can be tend to be classified as a COMMAND ECONOMY when the government of such country are in total controlled of the economy of the country just as in the case of East Germany.

Therefore East Germans were living with what COMMAND economy.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is ( owners investment)

being born in poverty would limit the people's chances, opportunities and benefits.

this happen because of several things, such as:

- poor people tend to gain less access to good education and nutrition. this mean that their chance to obtain high paying jobs would also be limited.

- poor people tend to socialize with other poor people while the rich tend to socialize with other rich people. this means that simply throguh their social circle, rich people would have more business opportunities compared to the poor people.

- rich people tend to have more capital in their disposal. this would benefit them in business since it is far easier for them to fund their business operation compared to poor people.