A Company near a Large City Is Required to Keep

question 11

Multiple Choice

A company near a large city is required to keep its smokestack pollution to new lower levels,costing the company $2 million in additional equipment (which will last at least 10 years) and $100,000 a year in additional labor.Lowering the air pollutants in the region is expected to save $4 million in medical expenses in the affected region over the next 10 years.
-Over this 10-year period,the benefit to cost ratio is

• A)4 to 3.
• B)3 to 4.
• C)4 to 2.
• D)2 to 4.

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