According to a recent magazine article, of those office employees who typically work 8 hours at the office each day but sometimes say that they will work at home on a particular day, 25 percent actually work less than one hour. At the same time, over 90 percent of those same office employees believe they are more productive working at home than working in their office.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions about the office employees discussed in the article?
A. On average, the office employees working at home for a day work fewer hours than office employees working at the office.
B. 10 percent of the office employees are less productive working from home than working in their office.
C. At least 15 percent of the office employees do not define productivity exclusively in terms of the number of hours worked.
D. At least 25 percent of the office employees can complete the same amount of work in one hour at home as in 8 hours at the office.
E. Some of the office employees make statements regarding their productivity that are not in fact true.
The following proposal to amend the bylaws of an organization was circulated to its members for comment. When more than one nominee is to be named for an office, prospective nominees must consent to nomination and before giving such consent must be told who the other nominees will be. Which of the following comments concerning the logic of the proposal is accurate if it cannot be known who the actual nominees are until prospective nominees have given their consent to be nominated? (A) The proposal would make it possible for each of several nominees for an office to be aware of who all of the other nominees are. (B) The proposal would widen the choice available to those choosing among the nominees. (C) If there are several prospective nominees, the proposal would deny the last nominee equal treatment with the first. (D) The proposal would enable a prospective nominee to withdraw from competition with a specific person without making that withdrawal known. (E) If there is more than one prospective nominee, the proposal would make it impossible for anyone to become a nominee.
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Increasingly, American businesses requiring customer service phone lines have been utilizing overseas companies that can provide these services at extremely reduced rates. Toll-free calls are routed to countries like India, where low-paid workers have been trained to deal with most of the typical problems consumers have with their credit cards, online services, and computer equipment. Since the companies using these overseas call centers are saving so much money, they will undoubtedly show higher profits than companies that do not.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is strong competition among overseas call centers to provide the most comprehensive services at the lowest rates. (B) Consumers opposed to exporting American jobs are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that dont engage in this practice. (C) Certain banking services cannot be outsourced, since this would require the release of customer financial data. (D) Because offshore telephone customer service companies provide only these services, they can train their employees more thoroughly than American companies could. (E) Some American companies send their own employees overseas to train the call center personnel in their particular business.
Increasingly, American businesses requiring customer service phone lines have been utilizing overseas companies that can provide these services at extremely reduced rates. Toll-free calls are routed to countries like India, where low-paid workers have been trained to deal with most of the typical problems consumers have with their credit cards, online services, and computer equipment. Since the companies using these overseas call centers are saving so much money, they will undoubtedly show higher profits than companies that do not.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is strong competition among overseas call centers to provide the most comprehensive services at the lowest rates. (B) Consumers opposed to exporting American jobs are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that dont engage in this practice. (C) Certain banking services cannot be outsourced, since this would require the release of customer financial data. (D) Because offshore telephone customer service companies provide only these services, they can train their employees more thoroughly than American companies could. (E) Some American companies send their own employees overseas to train the call center personnel in their particular business.
IMO B, that's the only way, even after outsourcing, the company would face a loss.
In recent years many retailers have begun using a sensory technique called "billboarding" to increase sales of certain products. Billboarding involves filling the air around specific displays with scents tailored to create pleasant emotional associations with the featured products. To attract attention to a swimwear display, for example, retailers may lace the air with hints of coconut or lilac.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the information given above?
A. Billboarding as a technique works best in stores that sell clothing. B. The scents of coconut and lilac make customers more likely to spend money. C. A certain percentage of money from increased sales will be required to purchase new scents for continued billboarding. D. Retailers expect customers to make purchases based on pleasant emotional associations. E. Sales of products associated with coconut and lilac have been declining over the past several years.
In recent years many retailers have begun using a sensory technique called billboarding to increase sales of certain products. Billboarding involves filling the air around specific displays with scents tailored to create pleasant emotional associations with the featured products. To attract attention to a swimwear display, for example, retailers may lace the air with hints of coconut or lilac.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the information given above?
A. Billboarding as a technique works best in stores that sell clothing. B. The scents of coconut and lilac make customers more likely to spend money. C. A certain percentage of money from increased sales will be required to purchase new scents for continued billboarding. D. Retailers expect customers to make purchases based on pleasant emotional associations. E. Sales of products associated with coconut and lilac have been declining over the past several years.
Increasingly, American businesses requiring customer service phone lines have been utilizing overseas companies that can provide these services at extremely reduced rates. Toll-free calls are routed to countries like India, where low-paid workers have been trained to deal with most of the typical problems consumers have with their credit cards, online services, and computer equipment. Since the companies using these overseas call centers are saving so much money, they will undoubtedly show higher profits than companies that do not.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(B) Consumers opposed to exporting American jobs are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that dont engage in this practice.
In recent years many retailers have begun using a sensory technique called billboarding to increase sales of certain products. Billboarding involves filling the air around specific displays with scents tailored to create pleasant emotional associations with the featured products. To attract attention to a swimwear display, for example, retailers may lace the air with hints of coconut or lilac.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the information given above?
D. Retailers expect customers to make purchases based on pleasant emotional associations.
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NEXT Gortland has long been narrowly self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, as per capita income in Gortland has risen toward the world average, per capita consumption of meat has also risen toward the world average, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Therefore, since per capita income continues to rise, whereas domestic grain production will not increase, Gortland will soon have to import either grain or meat or both.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The total acreage devoted to grain production in Gortland will not decrease substantially. (B) The population of Gortland has remained relatively constant during the countrys years of growing prosperity. (C) The per capita consumption of meat in Gortland is roughly the same across all income levels. (D) In Gortland, neither meat nor grain is subject to government price controls. (E) People in Gortland who increase their consumption of meat will not radically decrease their consumption of grain.
Gortland has long been narrowly self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, as per capita income in Gortland has risen toward the world average, per capita consumption of meat has also risen toward the world average, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Therefore, since per capita income continues to rise, whereas domestic grain production will not increase, Gortland will soon have to import either grain or meat or both.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The total acreage devoted to grain production in Gortland will not decrease substantially. (B) The population of Gortland has remained relatively constant during the countrys years of growing prosperity. (C) The per capita consumption of meat in Gortland is roughly the same across all income levels. (D) In Gortland, neither meat nor grain is subject to government price controls. (E) People in Gortland who increase their consumption of meat will not radically decrease their consumption of grain.
None of the options seem correct to me.
Option E can be an assumption only if we assume that grain has two uses: it is directly consumed by people and it is used to produce meat
however, it appears from the stimulus that grain is used for producing meat and the other use (being directly consumed) is not explicit..
Option B holds in one instance when the population rather that being constant has actually decreased.. In that case, the per capita income would decrease making the argument null and void. (Option B doesnt affect the argument in case the population has increased over the years)
Official Explanation The argument in the passage concludes that, although Gortland currently produces enough grain and meat for its own needs, it will soon not do so. This conclusion is based on the continuing increase in per capita consumption of meat as per capita income increases, and the fact that several pounds of grain must be used to produce each pound of meat.
The question asks you to identify an assumption on which the argument depends. An assumption is something that must be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be established by the evidence the argument gives. Choice E is the best answer. If the people who increase their consumption of meat at the same time radically reduce their consumption of grain, the evidence given in the argument cannot establish its conclusion. So for the conclusion to be established this possibility must be ruled out, which is what this answer choice does. Choice A is incorrect. The argument does not assume that grain production in Gortland will decline only that demand for grain will increase. Choice B is not assumed, since the argument would be unaffected even if the population had been increasing. Choice C is not assumed; no particular assumption about the distribution of meat consumption across income levels is required, although it is required that meat consumption overall will continue to increase. Choice D is incorrect. While it is assumed, for example, that the government will not freeze meat consumption at current levels, it is not assumed that the government has no role in the pricing of meat and grain.
I think it would be too far-fetched to NOT assume that grains have the 2 purposes u stated.
NEXT Gortland has long been narrowly self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, as per capita income in Gortland has risen toward the world average, per capita consumption of meat has also risen toward the world average, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Therefore, since per capita income continues to rise, whereas domestic grain production will not increase, Gortland will soon have to import either grain or meat or both.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The total acreage devoted to grain production in Gortland will not decrease substantially. (B) The population of Gortland has remained relatively constant during the countrys years of growing prosperity. (C) The per capita consumption of meat in Gortland is roughly the same across all income levels. (D) In Gortland, neither meat nor grain is subject to government price controls. (E) People in Gortland who increase their consumption of meat will not radically decrease their consumption of grain.
Light is registered in the retina when photos hit molecules of the pigment rhodopsin and change the molecules' shape. Even when they have not been struck by photos of light, rhodopsin molecules sometimes change shape because of normal molecular motion, thereby introducing error into the visual system. The amount of this molecular motion is directly proportional to the temperature of the retina.
Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
puys OA even i dont know need to be discussed!!
Have the OA for this one. Question is from practice sets of PowerPrep CR Bible. Shall provide OA once the discussion has ensued.
Often considered a branch of folklore studies, cryptzoology is the study of hidden or mythological animals such as the Yeti or the unicorn. However, cryptzoologists use methods more akin to the field of zoology to seek evidence to existence of such creatures, rather than study the legends formed around the creatures in human societies. Therefore, cryptozoology should not be classified as a branch of folklore studies.
The above conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
A) Unequivocal proof of the existence of the Yeti and the unicorn has been found. B) Cryptzoology is studied in prestigious universities all over the world. C) Folklorists investigate the legends themselves rather than try to prove them to be real. D) Some cryptzoologists are acclaimed anthropologists and folklorists. E) Folklorists often shy away from fieldwork.
OAs provided by powerprep CR bible have some errors even i know the OA but still bit confused as OA given by kaplan mentors is something different!!
Well in that case, I'd go with option B)
Contest is between option B and option C In option C), the 'react slowly' part is a new information, which hasnt been spoken of in the argument statement. So we cant co-relate 'slow reaction' to 'inducement of error'.
Do provide the explanation that Kaplan mentors have given. Thanks.
Although the earliest surviving Greek inscriptions written in an alphabet date from the eighth century B.C., a strong case can be made that the Greeks actually adopted alphabetic writing at least two centuries earlier. Significantly, the text of these earliest surviving Greek inscriptions sometimes runs from right to left and sometimes from left to right. Now, the Greeks learned alphabetic writing from the Phoenicians, and in the process they would surely have adopted whatever convention the Phoenicians were then using with respect to the direction of writing. Originally, Phoenicians writing ran in either direction, but by the eighth century B.C. it had been consistently written from right to left for about two centuries.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles? A. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.
B. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second presents an assumption on which that argument relies.
C. The first is an assumption that the argument concludes is unjustified; the second presents part of the grounds for that conclusion.
D. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.
E. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is a judgment that is introduced in order to call into question the relevance of that evidence.
Although the earliest surviving Greek inscriptions written in an alphabet date from the eighth century B.C., a strong case can be made that the Greeks actually adopted alphabetic writing at least two centuries earlier. Significantly, the text of these earliest surviving Greek inscriptions sometimes runs from right to left and sometimes from left to right. Now, the Greeks learned alphabetic writing from the Phoenicians, and in the process they would surely have adopted whatever convention the Phoenicians were then using with respect to the direction of writing. Originally, Phoenicians writing ran in either direction, but by the eighth century B.C. it had been consistently written from right to left for about two centuries.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles? A. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.
B. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second presents an assumption on which that argument relies.
C. The first is an assumption that the argument concludes is unjustified; the second presents part of the grounds for that conclusion.
D. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.
E. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is a judgment that is introduced in order to call into question the relevance of that evidence.
Light is registered in the retina when photos hit molecules of the pigment rhodopsin and change the molecules' shape. Even when they have not been struck by photos of light, rhodopsin molecules sometimes change shape because of normal molecular motion, thereby introducing error into the visual system. The amount of this molecular motion is directly proportional to the temperature of the retina.
Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
A. The temperature of an animal's retina depends on the amount of light the retina is absorbing. OA given by kaplan mentors i also feel this can be reason check the part i marked in bold in stimulus!! B. The visual systems of animal whose body temperature matches that of their surroundings are more error-prone in hot surroundings than in cold ones. its not necessary to be true always, check the part i marked in italicized bold.it can be possible that without light photons striking retiuna molecular shapes can change such a way that eroor produced in vision during cold weather could be same as that in hot weather.
Scenario A -> The molecular shape change in retina is due to incident light Scenario B -> The molecular shape change in retina is due to temperature, which results in unwanted error.
Option A) I dont see how this follows. Scenario A and Scenario B are exclusive. I am not getting how we can link up both.
Option B) For this option, only the 2nd scenario needs to be considered. Even if there is no incident light, since we know that the error produced is proportional to temperature (Surrounding temp = Body Temp = Retina Temp), we know that higher temperatures will have more effect than lower temperatures. So error produced wont be the same in hot and cold temps.
Scenario A -> The molecular shape change in retina is due to incident light Scenario B -> The molecular shape change in retina is due to temperature, which results in unwanted error.
Option A) I dont see how this follows. Scenario A and Scenario B are exclusive. I am not getting how we can link up both.
Option B) For this option, only the 2nd scenario needs to be considered. Even if there is no incident light, since we know that the error produced is proportional to temperature (Surrounding temp = Body Temp = Retina Temp), we know that higher temperatures will have more effect than lower temperatures. So error produced wont be the same in hot and cold temps.
A series of experiments was conducted in which rats of various ages were placed in a series of mazes and timed to see how long it took them to find their way out. In the first set of runs, the younger rats made their way out of the mazes an average of 30 percent faster than the older rats. Three days later, however, when the same rats were placed in the same mazes, the older rats were faster by nearly 40 percent.
Which of the following hypothesis best accounts for the findings of the experiments?
(A) A rats sense of smell becomes less acute as it gets older.
(B) The older rats had been used in earlier experiments.
(C) Older rats have better-developed sensory memory, which allows them to remember the mazes three days later.
(D) Younger rats become frustrated when faced with repeated dead ends in a maze, while older rats do not.
(E) Older rats tire more easily than younger rats.
A series of experiments was conducted in which rats of various ages were placed in a series of mazes and timed to see how long it took them to find their way out. In the first set of runs, the younger rats made their way out of the mazes an average of 30 percent faster than the older rats. Three days later, however, when the same rats were placed in the same mazes, the older rats were faster by nearly 40 percent.
Which of the following hypothesis best accounts for the findings of the experiments?
(A) A rats sense of smell becomes less acute as it gets older.
(B) The older rats had been used in earlier experiments.
(C) Older rats have better-developed sensory memory, which allows them to remember the mazes three days later.
(D) Younger rats become frustrated when faced with repeated dead ends in a maze, while older rats do not.
(E) Older rats tire more easily than younger rats.
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Citizen: Each year since 1970, a new record has been set for the number of murders committed in this city. This fact points to the decreasing ability of our law enforcement system to prevent violent crime.
City Official: You overlook the fact that the citys population has risen steadily since 1970. In fact, the number of murder victims per 100 people has actually fallen slightly in the city since 1970.
Which one of the following, if true, would most strongly counter the city officials response?
A) The incidence of fraud has greatly increased in the city since 1970.
B) The rate of murders in the city since 1970 decreased according to the age group of the victim, decreasing more for younger victims.
C) Murders and other violent crimes are more likely to be reported now than they were in 1970.
D) The number of law enforcement officials in the city has increased at a rate judged by city law enforcement experts to be sufficient to serve the citys increased population.
E) If the health care received by assault victims last year had been of the same quality as it was in 1970, the murder rate in the city last year would have turned out to be several times what it actually was
In Gandania, where the government has a monopoly on tobacco sales, the incidence of smoking-related health problems has risen steadily for the last twenty years. The health secretary recently proposed a series of laws aimed at curtailing tobacco use in Gandania. Profits from tobacco sales, however, account for ten percent of Gandania's annual revenues. Therefore, Gandania cannot afford to institute the proposed laws. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument? A. All health care in Gandania is government-funded. B. Implementing the proposed laws is not likely to cause a significant increase in the amount of tobacco Gandania exports. C. The percentage of revenue Gandania receives from tobacco sales has remained steady in recent years. D. Profits from tobacco sales far surpass any other single source of revenue for the Gandanian government. E. No government official in Gandania has ever previously proposed laws aimed at curtailing tobacco use