A term of a lease required that the landlord provide exterminating services monthly to control rats and other pests. The landlord failed to do this despite numerous requests placed by the tenant, and the premises became overrun by rats. This may be considered:

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.