A safety capacity is a reserve created for unanticipated events. When is a safety capacity used? A. During the holidays
B. During preventive maintenance and the holidays.
C. Whenever demand surges, there are material shortages, and equipment failure
D. None of the above.

C. Whenever demand surges, there are material shortages, and equipment failure

Explanation:

The safety capacity is developed for the events that are not predicted. It can be used for various things like - shortage of materials, break down of machinery and equipment, the power supply is not available at the current time.

Therefore in the given case,  option C is chosen as it fits the current situation

Hence, the other options are to be ignored

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know