Three Companies in the Same Industry Incur $100 000 in Environmental

question 49

Essay

Three companies in the same industry incur $100 000 in environmental costs - consider these costs below - identify the company that you think is the best,and the worst performer from a sustainability perspective,and please provide explanations for your selection.
$\begin{array}{llllll}&\text { Prevention }&\text { Appraisal}&\text { Internal }&\text { External failure}&\text { Total costs }\\&&&\text { failure }\\\text { Company A } & \$ 10 ? 000 & \$ 20 ? 000 & \$ 30 ? 000 & \$ 40 ? 000 & \$ 100 ? 000 \\\text { Company B } & \$ 25 ? 000 & \$ 25 ? 000 & \$ 25 ? 000 & \$ 257000 & \$ 100 ? 000 \\\text { Company C } & \$ 40 ? 000 & \$ 30 ? 000 & \$ 20 ? 000 & \$ 10 ? 000 & \$ 100 ? 000\end{array}$

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