Alternative Plants Welcome! You are encouraged to register with the site and login (for free). When you register, you support the site and your question history is saved.Utility Corp, a company with a specific level of cash in its budget, has been clearing uninhabited land near a national park for the construction of a coal plant. This practice continues even though greater annual profits can be made from a nuclear plant, which will not damage the nearby park, than from a coal plant, which will injure the habitat.Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why Utility Corp has been pursuing the less profitable of the two economic activities mentioned above? The nearby park is rich with naturally occurring plant life that is important to the survival of various animal species. Coal plant operations that are located in uninhabited areas are more profitable than coal plant operations that are located in inhabited areas. In certain districts, profits made from coal plant operations are more heavily taxed than profits made from any other industry. Some of the energy produced on land near an area such as a national park cannot be delivered cost-effectively to customers. The amount of money required to build a nuclear plant is twice as high as the amount needed to begin a coal plant. Review Answer