During a Job Interview, the Recruiting Manager from CornBlend Fuels

question 41

Multiple Choice

During a job interview, the recruiting manager from CornBlend Fuels told Jonah that ethanol was a more efficient transportation fuel and was, therefore, environmentally superior to petroleum-derived fuel. Afterwards, in doing his own research, Jonah learned that this viewpoint was disputed. Critics of ethanol-from-corn production cited a recent ________ study, contending that ethanol was in fact more environmentally harmful than gasoline, when considering the amount of land required, the amount of chemicals (fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides) required, the higher transportation costs incurred, and amount of agricultural wastes generated.

• A) renewability management
• B) ecocentric management
• C) sustainability analysis
• D) environmental analysis
• E) life cycle analysis

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Definitions:

Profit-Sharing Program

An incentive scheme whereby employees receive a share of the company’s profits, usually in addition to their regular salary.

Tons

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Quality

The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.

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