Which of the Following Events Would Be Considered an Extraordinary

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events would be considered an extraordinary item?

• A) An airline experienced a significant loss due to a strike by employees of the company who provide its aircraft maintenance.
• B) A food cannery was faced with a large loss of inventory of canned soups due to government condemnation because of possible botulism contamination;the company had never experienced a similar situation in its history.
• C) A company,located on an island which has experienced severe flooding three times in the past 25 years,was subjected to a heavy loss of physical plant due to flooding.
• D) A medical corporation was required to pay damages equal to three times its average net income to a patient.The corporation had experienced suits of this nature in the past,but the amount of the losses had never exceeded 5 percent of the corporation's average net income.

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Definitions:

Health

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Heart Disease

A range of conditions that affect the heart, including coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, and congenital heart defects.

Hypertension

A chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated, leading to health risks.

Sexual Activity

Human behavior that involves the stimulation of sexual organs or the execution of sexual functions, motivated by a variety of personal, interpersonal, and social factors.