Matt lives in an apartment in New York. Every month, he must pay rent and

utilities to stay in his apartment. This is an example of a (n) action.

the available options of the question are,

A) investing

B) essential

C) financing

D) operating

E) entertainment

and the correct answer is B) essential.

Explanation:

if you look at this question, you can see clearly that matt lives in an apartment and not in his own place, so if he continues to live their, he must pay. this is because there is an agreement between him and the owner of the apartment and this agreement is valid and can be enforced by the law.

of he does not pay, the owner can get rid of him after giving him a notice within a fair time limit.

because of this, this action can be regarded as an "essential" one. or in other words, a must do for matt to have a roof over his head.