What Do Environmentalists Set as an Objective for Profitability

question 87

Multiple Choice

What do environmentalists set as an objective for profitability?

• A) Companies should surpass the strictest environmental standards even if it negatively affects profitability.
• B) Companies will never be profitable if they comply with environmental standards, so taxpayers must subsidize all production.
• C) Profitability should not be a concern when addressing issues of environmental importance.
• D) Environmentalism should be made profitable, and companies attempting to protect the environment should not have to compete with those harming it in the marketplace.
• E) Companies will be more profitable if they work hard to protect the environment because consumers will reward their efforts through loyalty.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly and reason logically.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, usually developed in infancy.

Developmental Stages

Distinct phases of growth or progression in physical, psychological, or intellectual development typical of certain age ranges in humans or other organisms.

Orderly Development

The concept that human growth and development follows a predictable, sequential pattern, typically observed from infancy through adulthood.