A Study of Hospitals, Power Plants, and Water Utilities Found

question 101

Multiple Choice

A study of hospitals, power plants, and water utilities found that government-owned and operated companies were more likely than private companies to violate health and safety laws. Possible explanations for this
Include the following, except

• A) Government-owned companies may have difficulty getting taxpayers and politicians to approve the funding needed to improve their facilities.
• B) The health and safety laws appear to be applied much more leniently against government-owned companies than against private companies.
• C) Government-owned companies tend to be run by less qualified and less competent managers than the private companies.
• D) Government-owned companies are under less pressure to comply with the laws, because fines for violations are often delayed or even avoided.

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Definitions:

Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis

Acetoacetic ester synthesis is a method for creating carbon-carbon bonds, enabling the synthesis of ketones from acetoacetic ester through alkylation followed by decarboxylation.

Malonic Ester Synthesis

A carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction that uses malonic esters to synthesize carboxylic acids with various substituents.

Dieckmann Cyclization

A chemical reaction where a diester reacts with itself in the presence of a strong base to form a β-keto ester, effectively forming a ring structure as part of the process.

Cyclohexene

A volatile and flammable hydrocarbon with a cyclic structure, containing a single double bond, used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other compounds.