All of the Following Are True About the Superfund Program

question 4

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about the Superfund program except

• A) The program is now broke.
• B) Superfund expired in 1995.
• C) All of the sites originally listed as a severe threat to human health were cleaned up.
• D) In November 2010, nearly 1,300 sites were listed as Superfund sites.
• E) Taxpayers rather than polluters are now paying for cleanups.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The price paid for not selecting the next preferable option when a choice is made.

Architectural Jobs

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Wage Rate

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Bowed Out

describes a convex curve in economics, typically referring to an indifference curve or a production possibilities frontier, suggesting increasing opportunity costs.