What is called raw material in handicrafts?

Correct answer: Material from which a product is made

The direct answer is B: the material from which a product is made. Raw material means the basic input used before or during production. In handicrafts, an artisan changes a natural or purchased material into a useful or decorative article. Reasoning step by step: first identify the product; then ask what material is shaped, woven, cut, joined or processed to make it. That input is the raw material. Option A is wrong because a customer is a person, not a production material. Option B is correct because it gives the exact definition. Option C is wrong because shop rent is an operating expense, not something put into the product. Option D is wrong because transport charges are also an expense for moving goods. A useful distinction is: material becomes part of the product, while rent and transport help the business but do not become the product. Memory cue: raw material is what is transformed into the finished article.