Aaron is a pipeline welder at the midamerican energy company. recently, he had to make a decision about which torch to order for his job. based on past experience, aaron knew that if he selected a discount torch, there was a 95% chance that his manager would authorize the expenditure, but that if he selected a more expensive, brand-name torch, there was only a 50% chance that his manager would authorize the purchase. aaron's decision about which torch to purchase is being made under conditions of , because:

Uncertainty -the goal is clear (have the expense authorized) but the outcome is not (whether or not it will actually get authorized).

aaron's decision about which torch to purchase is being made under conditions of price. because the manager wants less expenditure so he will authorize for the cheap one but it doesn't always depends on price . The manager will look at the quality of torch and the requirement of aaron and whether he can fulfill the expense of torch by the work or not.

answer; i believe the correct answer is (business necessity defense;