Use the Accompanying Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 24

Multiple Choice

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question.
-Once the contaminants have been removed from the fracking wastewater,the water can be reused for additional drilling.One problem created by using this technique to purify fracking wastewater is that ____________

• A)valuable metals such as iron and silver are also removed
• B)the leftover metals and radioactivity are likely to harm the workers from the hydrofracturing company who are performing their jobs
• C)the water is still too contaminated to pump into nearby waterways and thus needs to be stored in lead -lined steel drums
• D)people have mistaken purified fracking water as drinking water and become exposed to deadly levels of radiation and heavy metals
• E)the heavy metals and radioactive radium are hazardous and must be disposed of properly

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business, such as rent or salaries.

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of goods or services that a business produces.

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change in total regardless of the level of output or activity in a business, such as rent, salaries, and loan payments.

Dynamic Pricing

A pricing tactic that involves constantly updating prices to reflect changes in supply, demand, or market conditions.