The writers of the television show Ambitions could make their characters more realistic than they currently are, but they know their viewership would shrink if they did. The writers will choose to maximize their audience
the characters will not be developed in a more realistic manner.
If ViqCo's executives were responsible for the company's losses, then ViqCo's losses would have been greater than those of its competitors. But ViqCo's losses were less than those of its competitors. So ViqCo's executives were not responsible for the company's losses.