In regard to administrative agencies, a decision of an agency may cause substantial losses for a business by increasing the businesses operating costs and the businesses cost of hiring an attorney and discovery costs, if the business wants to fight the agencies ruling. If an agency acted in good faith in the exercise of its discretionary powers, yet the business prevails (wins) the legal action. The administrative agency

a. must pay the business its reasonable attorney costs, but nothing else.

b. must pay the business its reasonable attorney costs, court costs, and discovery costs, but nothing else.

c. a and b, plus the business operating losses.

d. has no liability for any of the business costs or losses.

e. none of these