Business products that are purchased routinely, do not become part of finished goods, and are expense items rather than capital goods are called a. process materials. b. raw materials. c. installations. d. component parts. e. accessory equipment.

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.