The major parts of the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet are
a) paid-in capital and retained earnings.
b) authorized stock and preferred stock.
c) stock and retained earnings.
d) stock, paid-in capital, and retained earnings.

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.