Answer:
1. Causes: commercial production of many chemicals massive use of chemicals in food, agriculture, medicine, and industry
2. Consequences: increase in reproductive disorders contamination of soil, air, and water bioaccumulation and biomagnification of toxins in the food chain.
3. Solutions: consumer choice of low-toxicity products stricter regulations requiring that consumer products be thoroughly tested before being released to market.
Explanation:
This factors could lead to more toxic substances being released into the environment (causes), the consequences that result from toxic substances in the environment, and possible solutions to save environmental degradation.
Answer: $116
Explanation: Opportunity cost refers to the loss of profit by an individual or a firm when one chooses to go for best alternative instead of the second best alternative.
In the given case, John has two alternatives and if he chooses to go on the trip it would cost him the loss of $116 salary that he receives.
Thus the opportunity cost of going on the trip would be $116.
True.
Companies offers benefits to be able to attract good employees.
As an employee I am aware that most of the employees demands for good benefits and if they no longer like the benefit offered by the company, they leave. That's why in order for a company to avoid that, they make sure to provide competitive benefits to their employees