What is the maximum fine specified in the penalty clause of Section 40?

What is the maximum fine specified in the penalty clause of Section 40?

• A. P 5,000
• B. P 50,000
• C. P 100,000
• D. P 10,000

Answer: (B)

Penalty clauses establish the ceiling for penalties when a rule is violated. Section 40 specifies an upper limit of fifty thousand pesos, so the maximum fine is fifty thousand. The other figures either fall below this cap or exceed what the section allows, but the section does not permit a higher amount, making fifty thousand the correct maximum.

Penalty clauses establish the ceiling for penalties when a rule is violated. Section 40 specifies an upper limit of fifty thousand pesos, so the maximum fine is fifty thousand. The other figures either fall below this cap or exceed what the section allows, but the section does not permit a higher amount, making fifty thousand the correct maximum.