Charles robison, an employee of west star transportation, inc., was ordered to cover an unevenly loaded flatbed trailer with a 150-pound tarpaulin (a water-proof cloth). the load included uncrated equipment and pallet crates of different heights, about thirteen feet off the ground at its highest point. while standing on the load, manipulating the tarpaulin without safety equipment or assistance, robison fell and sustained a traumatic head injury. he filed a suit against west star to recover for his injury. was west star “negligent in failing to provide a reasonably safe place to work,” as robison claimed? g

Two firms, a and b, each currently emit 100 tons of chemicals into the air. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution emitted into the air. the government gives each firm 40 pollution permits, which it can either use or sell to the other firm. it costs firm a $200 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air, and it costs firm b $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air. after the two firms buy or sell pollution permits from each other, we would expect that firm a will emit a. 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air. b. 20 more tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air. c. 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air. d. 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air.