Junk is defined as what in relation to motor vehicles or mobile homes?

• A. Any material which is or may have been a motor vehicle or mobile home, inoperable, with highest or primary value in sale as scrap metal.
• B. New replacement parts for automobiles.
• C. Used tires for resale.
• D. A vehicle that is still operable and valuable in use.

Answer: (A)

Junk in this context means a motor vehicle or mobile home that cannot operate and is valued mainly for its scrap metal. This is about salvage value rather than usable parts or roadworthiness. The description that matches this is a material that is or may have been a motor vehicle or mobile home, inoperable, with its highest or primary value in sale as scrap metal.

Other options don’t fit because new replacement parts aren’t junk—they’re usable components with value as parts. Used tires for resale have a market value beyond scrap metal, so they’re not junk. A vehicle that is still operable and valuable for use isn’t junk either.