43. A heat engine operates between a high-temperature reservoir at 500 K and a low-temperature reservoir at 300 K. In each cycle, the engine absorbs 1000 J of heat from the high-temperature reservoir and performs 500 J of work. Which of the following statements regarding this engine is correct?
(A) It violates the first law of thermodynamics but not the second.
(B) It violates the second law of thermodynamics but not the first.
(C) It violates both the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
(D) It violates neither law and is theoretically possible.
(E) There is insufficient information to determine if any laws are violated.