When the National Highway Safety Administration proposed stricter regulations on fuel systems, Ford
A) developed the fuel-efficient Pinto to comply with new fuel system in only 25 months instead of the typical 43 months it takes to design a car.
B) sent a memo to the NHTSA explaining why the regulation preventing 180 burn deaths was not worth the more than $100 million it would cost.
C) immediately sped up production on the Pinto so it would be grandfathered in.
D) None of the above

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Ford sent a memo to the NHTSA explaining why the regulation preventing 180 burn deaths was not worth the more than $100 million it would cost.

When the National Highway Safety Administration Proposed Stricter Regulations on Fuel