Insulate Inc

question 42

Multiple Choice

Insulate Inc. makes and sells fire-retardant building materials. In a product liability suit against Insulate, a court would use a risk-utility analysis of the company's product as designed to determine whether

• A)a risk of harm outweighs the products' utility to the users and the public.
• B)the product performed as a consumer would reasonably expect.
• C)the product is as useful and as risky as the public expects.
• D)the risk of return on investment in the product supports its utility.

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