The correct answer is: "the private citizen who owns the factory".
It would be more accurate to say the private citizens who own the factory, as it is likely that the capital of the corporation is divided in shares, whose owners are in turn, also owners of the corporation in the proportion evidenced by the number of shares they hold.
The losses generated by the fire will be assumed by the capital available in the firm, and due to the increase suffered in the costs, owners will suffer a decrease in their dividends which are the return they receive for their invesment. In case that the available capital is not enough, investors can decide either to invest more money or to let the corporation go bankrupt. It is possible that the local community provides some aid in terms of funding in a mixed economy, to prevent job losses for example, but it is not mandatory that they do so.
In order to afford the large and immediate payments required in case of an unpredictable disaster or accident without risking the solvency of the whole business, firms sign insurance contracts and make periodic payments so that in case of an accident the insurance company would face all costs.
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The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher <u>Fugitive Slave Act.</u>
As the war dragged on, the Union's advantages in factories, railroads, and manpower put the Confederacy at a great disadvantage.
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Option D.
The AIDS has become the global pandemic in recent years.
Explanation:
- AIDS is the disease caused by HIV retro virus. It suppresses the immune system and causes gradual sickening of the host and finally death.
- The Black Death or Plague is the disease that affects humans and mammals. It is caused by bacteria and human suffer when bitten by rodent flea or handling of animals infected. It was one of the worse pandemics in the 14th century in Europe.
- The Spanish flu was the disease that became pandemic in 1918. It is caused by virus H1N1 influenza virus, similar to the virus of birdflu.
