Question ID:PT9 S2 Q17 Passage:Certain instruments used in veterinary surgery can be made either of stainless steel or of nylon. In a study of such instruments, 50 complete sterilizations of a set of nylon instruments required 3.4 times the amount of energy used to manufacture that set of instruments, whereas 50 complete sterilizations of a set of stainless steel instruments required 2.1 times the amount of energy required to manufacture that set of instruments. Stem:If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT: Correct Answer Choice:BChoice A:The 50 complete sterilizations of the nylon instruments used more energy than did the 50 complete sterilizations of the stainless steel instruments. Choice B:More energy was required for each complete sterilization of the nylon instruments than was required to manufacture the nylon instruments. Choice C:More nylon instruments than stainless steel instruments were sterilized in the study. Choice D:More energy was used to produce the stainless steel instruments than was used to produce the nylon instruments. Choice E:The total cost of 50 complete sterilizations of the stainless steel instruments was greater than the cost of manufacturing the stainless steel instruments.