Why did a consumer economy develop in the 1920s?
there was a greater availability of consumer goods.
american families were frugal.
americans made everything they needed at home.
americans could pay on the installment plan.

answer:

they believed that they could count on future income to cover their debts.

explanation:

-however americans began to fear debt and waited to buy goods until they had enough money to pay for the products. wages had risen, people still could not afford to buy goods as fast as the assembly lines turned them out.

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