greenspring wrote:
The Hazelton coal-processing plant is a major employer in the Hazelton area, but national environmental regulations will force it to close if it continues to use old, polluting processing methods. However, to update the plant to use newer, cleaner methods would be so expensive that the plant will close unless it receives the tax break it has requested. In order to prevent a major increase in local unemployment, the Hazelton government is considering granting the plant's request.
Which of the following would be most important for the Hazelton government to determine before deciding whether to grant the plant’s request?
(A) Whether the company that owns the plant would open a new plant in another area if the present plant were closed
(B) Whether the plant would employ far fewer workers when updated than it does now
(C) Whether the level of pollutants presently being emitted by the plant is high enough to constitute a health hazard for local residents
(D) Whether the majority of the coal processed by the plant is sold outside the Hazelton area
(E) Whether the plant would be able to process more coal when updated than it does now
Government's decision: In order to prevent a major increase in local unemployment, the Hazelton government is considering granting the plant's request
(A) Whether the company that owns the plant would open a new plant in another area if the present plant were closed
Another area, why are we discussing the approval then ?? Do we even need to decide this while giving the grant, this is going against the argument
(B) Whether the plant would employ far fewer workers when updated than it does now
So Yes the plant would employ far fewer workers when updated than it does now,
Government should not approve
So No the plant would employ more workers when updated than it does now,
Government should continue with this plan
(C) Whether the level of pollutants presently being emitted by the plant is high enough to constitute a health hazard for local residents
If this not that case, then why is the discussion is been done on this, this is an irrelevant option
(D) Whether the majority of the coal processed by the plant is sold outside the Hazelton area
Outside the scope
(E) Whether the plant would be able to process more coal when updated than it does now
processing more coal, is not the problem here.
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