In which of the following scenarios would the journalist most easily be protected from a libel claim?

The information in the article was true. But it cost the plaintiff thousands of dollars in lost revenue
The information in the article came from the reporter overhearing a private conversation between the mayor and vice mayor during a break in the city council meeting. The mayor said he heard a local business owner was going to lose his business license because of some failed inspections. The reporter writes a blurb in the paper, quoting the mayor, but the information ends up being false
The facts are incorrect, but the reporter has a strong argument that it was an opinion piece, and not a regular news story. The reporter is normally a news reporter and not an opinion columnist.

The information in the article was true. But it cost the plaintiff thousands of dollars in lost revenue

Explanation:

The definition of libel is a written and published false statement about someone that damages their reputation. An example of libel is when someone writes in a newspaper that you are a thief, even though this is false. a libel claim simply means defamation  . The journalist can easily be protected from a libel claim if the information in the article was true. But it cost the plaintiff thousands of dollars in lost revenue

answer; (you have the right of way);

marginal cost is a microeconomic measure that us to evaluate the extent to which the level of production of a good is sustainable in accounting, that is, to how many quantities the company plans to profit from the production of the good.

the concept of marginal cost is simple, it means the cost of producing one more item. for example, in the case of pies, the marginal cost is the cost of producing one more pie than those that have already been produced.

it is important to understand that productive activity influences marginal cost. the marginal cost of some goods can be very high, while others may be insignificant. for example, the marginal cost of producing an extra plane is very high. already the marginal cost of a water company to provide 1l more water is derisory.

in the case of pies, the cost involves the inputs, the labor and the fixed cost, which involves the fixed space of the bakery. the level of production initially has the marginal cost decreasing because there is space and manpower available. however, to produce more you have to hire more workers and buy more inputs. if physical space is limited, workers will conflict with places, inputs and their productivity will decrease, meaning there is an optimum point of production for each level of space and manpower. from this point on, the productivity of the workers will be getting smaller because of lack of space, so that the marginal cost of producing one more pie will be increasing. so, although you have not posted the chart, but if you have the answer, you can see that my explanation goes according to the marginal cost curve that will increase from the 4th pie, answer (c).