Question

The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies' realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?

• A. The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering prices.
• B. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global market.
• C. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency.
• D. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not ecoefficient.
• E. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing production waste.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not ecoefficient.

Option D is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the middle of the passage that - 'Moreover, there is no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways since in today's global markets, greater profits may be turned into investment capital that could easily be reinvested in old-style eco-inefficient industries.'

There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, C, and E are the right answers.

Hence, these are incorrect.