Question

In comparing the United States government's definition of services with the classical definition, the author suggests that the classical definition is _________.

• A. More pragmatic
• B. More difficult to apply
• C. Less ambiguous
• D. More widely used
• E. More arbitrary

Answer 1

The correct option is B More difficult to apply

The given passage is talking about the definition of services. The answer to the question lies in line 6 of the first paragraph. It is explained that the classical definition of services is that a service is an intangible that cannot be touched or stored. But electric utilities can store energy thus the classical definition is hard to sustain means hard to apply in all cases. Thus, option B is the correct answer.