Mr. Bernes owns several factories and is concerned with his employees wasting energy. Based on evidence presented in your text about competition and energy consumption, what should Mr. Bernes do?
A) provide weekly feedback to his employees about how much energy their factory consumes
B) train workers on how to conserve energy
C) provide weekly comparative feedback about energy usage from several plants to employees
D) make energy conservation mandatory-"or else"

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Providing weekly comparative feedback about energy usage from several plants to employees will create competition among the factories and encourage them to conserve energy. This method has been proven effective in reducing energy consumption in multiple studies presented in the text. Providing feedback on how much energy their factory consumes (A) and training workers on how to conserve energy (B) are also helpful, but not as effective as creating competition. Making energy conservation mandatory (D) may create resentment among employees and be less effective than creating a positive incentive through competition.

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