the cost of beef at the local butcher is more expensive than at a grocery chain store. which of the statements describes why the grocery chain store can charge less for beef? more land is needed for concentrated animal feeding operations. the meat at the grocery chain store is hormone and antibiotic free. the supplier that sold the beef to the grocery chain store utilized free-range grazing for the herd of cattle. the supplier that sold the beef to the grocery chain store utilized feedlots for the herd of cattle.