Is cutting down a tree in two hours with an ax more efficient than cutting it down in ten minutes with a gasoline-powered chain saw?

A) No, because time is valuable.
B) Yes, because hand tools conserve nonrenewable energy resources.
C) It could be, if the person cutting down the tree places a high enough value on the exercise.
D) There is no way to answer the question.

C

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