Palm oil plantations in the Republic of Yaveria have produced more palm oil this year than they can sell. Some plantation managers plan to process their surplus oil into fuel for diesel engines used on their plantations. However, this is unlikely to be a cost-effective use for the surplus, since processing palm oil into a gallon of diesel fuel costs more than the average retail price for a gallon of ordinary diesel fuel in Yaveria.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest defense of the plantation managers' plan against the criticism?
(A) The average annual fuel cost in Yaveria of running a diesel engine is far lower than the corresponding cost for a gasoline engine.
(B) Due to declining international demand for palm oil, the price that unprocessed palm oil can bring on the export market is expected to fall drastically over the next few years.
(C) Processed palm oil can be mixed with ordinary diesel fuel for use in diesel engines.
(D) Most plantations are in remote areas where the cost of bringing in supplies is much higher than in the rest of the country.
(E) On most plantations, diesel engines are used not only in trucks but also in generators that supply electricity to the plantations.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest defense of the plantation managers' plan against the criticism?
(A) The average annual fuel cost in Yaveria of running a diesel engine is far lower than the corresponding cost for a gasoline engine.
(B) Due to declining international demand for palm oil, the price that unprocessed palm oil can bring on the export market is expected to fall drastically over the next few years.
(C) Processed palm oil can be mixed with ordinary diesel fuel for use in diesel engines.
(D) Most plantations are in remote areas where the cost of bringing in supplies is much higher than in the rest of the country.
(E) On most plantations, diesel engines are used not only in trucks but also in generators that supply electricity to the plantations.
