Fedora Convertibles began selling the Freewheeler - its newest convertible sports car - in May of this year. Fedora sent out a press release last month indicating that the Freewheeler's sales for May, June, July, and August totaled over 50,000. As a result, Fedora will in all likelihood easily meet its stated sales goal of 120,000 for Freewheeler's first year of release. Which of the following would be most useful in order to evaluate this prediction? A> Fedora is the market leader in this category of automobile. B> Freewheeler is significantly more expensive than similar models produced by Fedora's competitors. C> Fedora released a similar model in May of the previous year. D> Sales of similar models of cars are typically much higher in the summer months than at any other time of the year. E> Freewheeler sales are important to meeting the sales goals of Fedora as a company.
My Take -- option D -- My approach for these type of questions is that -- I will look for the option which joins the Dots. If you read the sentence, it makes a jump to conclusion by quoting the sales of few months. now, in order to evaluate the company's conclusion we have to find the reason behind its conclusion.
option A is irrelevant, as it does not tell us anything about the car in picture. Eliminate Option B weakens the conclusion. Eliminate Option C: Again, irrelevant. We cannot make an assumption that the new car will have any impact on Free-wheeler whatsoever. option E: We are not talking about sales goals of Fedora as a company, but specifically the sales target of Freewheerlers.
only option D talks about the sales of the car. It gives us an idea about the sales of the car during summer. Using this information, we can evaluate the conclusion made by the company.
it could have been option if it would have been mentioned explicitly about the 4 months mentioned in passage.and how can you be sure that those four months come under summer months.in general summer endls by july mid if it all is the reason so what about rest 1.5 month after effects of summer sales totally illogical.D cant be option.
I cudnt comprehend what you're trying to say. Except that you disagree.
Could you explain effectively which option should be right otherwise and why?
The part about the 4 months being summer months was taken as an assumption by me.
I cudnt comprehend what you're trying to say. Except that you disagree.
Could you explain effectively which option should be right otherwise and why?
The part about the 4 months being summer months was taken as an assumption by me. option D would have been right if either in passage it would have been mentioned those 4 months are summer months or in option explicitly if it would have been explicitly mentioned about 4 months these traps are classically found in kaplan Qs. now for option E though its not reasonably convincing as for the question's requirement to provide valid prediction but there is no such fallacy in this option where one need to take assumption externally to reach to conclusion.negate option E then conclusion weakens apart
I understood your point. And I got how you negated Option E) to disprove the prediction. However, in doing so we make an assumption that if Freewheeler sales are unimportant to Fedora, the sales would not reach the target figure.
But how do we remain safe making such an assumption. Coz even if the sales are not important to Fedora, it can be so that Freewheler sales do reach the estimated target. Whether or not the sales are important for Fedora, does not speak of any concrete viability of the sales figures being achieved.
Say i have made 10 chocs, and i want to sell them at 50% profit.
Suppose it is important for me to do so -> I might or might not hit the target figure. But I want to. Here, we cant conclude if i will be able to achieve my goal of 50% profit. Suppose it is unimportant for me to do so -> It is not important for me to hit the target profit figure, but it might turn out that i indeed did. So again, cant conclude whether or not i will get a 50% profit.
if it unimportant for fedora to make sales then why at all one would predict in estimations increasing its sales from 50 k to 1.20k.imean suppose i bought a book of 100 and i know newer version which would be more usefull you may say advanced version of the book costing 100 which costs 200 now when i think that 100rs book is enough for me why would i go for 200rs.
Predicton is being made by author. Not Fedora. But you are right, the sales estimates are set by Fedora, and it follows that they will set estimates that they want to achieve. So no need to contest that.
Still not completely convinced about the question's right choice though. But thanks for the explanations!
Predicton is being made by author. Not Fedora. But you are right, the sales estimates are set by Fedora, and it follows that they will set estimates that they want to achieve. So no need to contest that.
Still not completely convinced about the question's right choice though. But thanks for the explanations!
Just read all the posts for this question, and to tell you the truth, I dont see any reason why E should be considered at all.
We are only discussing D&E;, I will let the other options be.
E> Freewheeler sales are important to meeting the sales goals of Fedora as a company. Even if we know the answer to this Question, say it is very very important for Fedora to sell as many Freewheelers possible, does it tell us that Fedora will eventually reach the stated goal of 120K? NO ! Anyone can make predictions based on past data, but that is no way a reason to believe those estimates, we cannot say whether the public will continue to buy Freewheelers or not.
D> Sales of similar models of cars are typically much higher in the summer months than at any other time of the year. The only problem with this option is that we are supposed to assume that May-Jul/Aug are summer months. I dont think this unstated assumption makes or break the deal. We can safely assume and continue to answer this question (Although, I am pretty sure this is not an assumption GMAC would make). This option tells us that the sales which have been accounted for(50K) might be much inflated because more people tend to buy these types of cars in the summer, so the prediction of the company will in all probability, not be met.
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
A-> Passage has not stated anywhere that one form of security is better than the other.
B-> This seems too far fetched, plus, it is new information, not exactly related to the passage, but it provides additional(theoretical) security to the data.
C-> High monetary value is not an attribute of all the data available on the servers, data such as-memos, or say employee data are of almost no monetary value, plus hackers are not mentioned anywhere, hackers can be local thugs and business adversaries, anyone !
D-> The company can spend large amount of money for data protection but it is not a logical inference drawn from the passage
E-> Not related to the argument.
Well....well......POE did not work at all........... The least ineffective option seems B, I am very confused, please post the source and OA as well !
Just read all the posts for this question, and to tell you the truth, I dont see any reason why E should be considered at all.
We are only discussing D&E;, I will let the other options be.
E> Freewheeler sales are important to meeting the sales goals of Fedora as a company. Even if we know the answer to this Question, say it is very very important for Fedora to sell as many Freewheelers possible, does it tell us that Fedora will eventually reach the stated goal of 120K? NO ! Anyone can make predictions based on past data, but that is no way a reason to believe those estimates, we cannot say whether the public will continue to buy Freewheelers or not.
D> Sales of similar models of cars are typically much higher in the summer months than at any other time of the year. The only problem with this option is that we are supposed to assume that May-Jul/Aug are summer months. I dont think this unstated assumption makes or break the deal. We can safely assume and continue to answer this question (Although, I am pretty sure this is not an assumption GMAC would make). This option tells us that the sales which have been accounted for(50K) might be much inflated because more people tend to buy these types of cars in the summer, so the prediction of the company will in all probability, not be met.
well, i still remain unsure of either of options!
Option D) Summer sales = 50k/4 cars per month Required for Rest of months = 70k/8 cars per month
Now rest of months anyhow need lesser sales than summer months to hit the 120K total sales. So even if summer sales have been higher, and rest of the months are gonna be lower, the estimates can still be reached.
Option E) Not sure if we can use negation in the first place.
Fedora Convertibles began selling the Freewheeler - its newest convertible sports car - in May of this year. Fedora sent out a press release last month indicating that the Freewheeler's sales for May, June, July, and August totaled over 50,000. As a result, Fedora will in all likelihood easily meet its stated sales goal of 120,000 for Freewheeler's first year of release. Which of the following would be most useful in order to evaluate this prediction? A> Fedora is the market leader in this category of automobile. B> Freewheeler is significantly more expensive than similar models produced by Fedora's competitors. C> Fedora released a similar model in May of the previous year. D> Sales of similar models of cars are typically much higher in the summer months than at any other time of the year. E> Freewheeler sales are important to meeting the sales goals of Fedora as a company.
A tricky one .. i would safely choose D ..
reason : numerical reasoning
4 months - 50 k
8 months - 70k
4 months avg = 12.5k
8 months avg = 8.75k
as per D , the sales peak in summer but it is lower in winter 😲
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
I think the answer should be option C. reason -- reading the statement I looked at these two parts -- "could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike." -- this tells us that the company information carries a high monetary value & "not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops" - This tells us that the network is in danger of getting hacked therefore passwords etc are required to protect it.
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
A -- statement doesnt say that passwords are inadequate B -- no info about the people with whom employees can share the info c -- there is a mention that information is highly valued by competitors and foreigners -- might be infered d -- no mention how far the company goes to protect its information e -- no info on whether employees are aware or not about the security software
Fedora Convertibles began selling the Freewheeler its newest convertible sports car in May of this year. Fedora sent out a press release last month indicating that the Freewheelers sales for May, June, July, and August totaled over 50,000. As a result, Fedora will in all likelihood easily meet its stated sales goal of 120,000 for Freewheeler's first year of release. Which of the following would be most useful in order to evaluate this prediction? A> Fedora is the market leader in this category of automobile. B> Freewheeler is significantly more expensive than similar models produced by Fedoras competitors. C> Fedora released a similar model in May of the previous year. D> Sales of similar models of cars are typically much higher in the summer months than at any other time of the year. E> Freewheeler sales are important to meeting the sales goals of Fedora as a company.
prediction is based on what -> sales will increase, so lets see which will support directly/remotely to the sales increase.
A -- doesn't help to justify why the prediction can come true for this model. B -- more expensive than competitors -> so cant justify that it will sell well after the initial hype goes down infact negates. C -- out of context D -- sales of similar cars higher in summer-> may be that this model too sells well and reach the target -- so If we knew this we can evaluate the prediction E -- may be its important to meet the sales goal but it doesnt justify the prediction that the sales will increase because every product is important for a company but that doesnot say if it's products become successful
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.....OA
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
B) The passage talks about the company's policies about information security and this sentence toes the same line. To refrain from discussing research with anyone other than company employees is another method of maintaining secrecy. C) The passage does not specify that the value is monetary and also doesnt talk about fears of attracting hackers.
Somehow I got to know the OA but I am in dilemma. I am confused, rather worried about this question. If I tell you the OA is C then I have the reason to support that answer some way or the other. If I tell you the OA is E then also I have the reason to support that answer with some kind of reasoning. The problem to me in this question is that we have to make assumptions inorder to answer this question correctly. The OA is Indeed E and I chose C. Let me tell you my reasoning -
Stuck between C and E. I'll pick C. Reason why I did not pick E is that it talks in General. Means, If lowered employee wages have no effect on the quantity then obviously both the companies can choose this option. This way Top line will not have any advantage over Eureka.
Whereas, If you look at the option C, it says the cost of living in the city where Eureka is located has higher costs of living as compared to the city where Top line is located. Therefore, Eureka cannot choose that option, and the money thus saved can be put in for use in different areas within the company.
The source I guess is Knewton for this question.
Top Line Technologies and Eureka Industries distribute the same kind of rechargeable batteries to national electronic store chains. Employee wages comprise 38 percent of each company's total annual costs. In order to gain a competitive advantage over Eureka Industries, Top Line Technologies has proposed slashing employee wages by 10 percent.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
A)Top Line Technologies' rechargeable batteries have received more consistent consumer approval ratings than have Eureka Industries'. B)Top Line Technologies will have to reduce the number of rechargeable batteries it distributes to client stores. C)Eureka Industries is headquartered in a city that has a higher cost of living than does the city where Top Line Technologies is headquartered. D)Top Line Technologies will begin distributing lower-quality rechargeable batteries. E)Lowered employee wages have no effect on the quantity of rechargeable batteries that can be distributed to the client stores
Your confusion is between choices C and E. This is what I will address Why is Choice E correct Choice E is the correct one as it implies that the overall production output will not be impacted by lower employee wages. Since profit = output cost. If output remains constant while the cost goes down then the profits will increase. This supports the conclusion and is the correct choice.
Why is Choice C incorrect? The role of choice C is to confuse you, precisely along the lines of your reasoning. this certainly cant be option same kind of rechargable batteries and 38% of annual costs itself shows the wages must be lower for line technologies than for eureka as per cost of living.so lowering employee wages would give negligible effect for competitive advantage over eureka industries There are a few assumptions in your analysis. Here are the assumptions: 1.Most employees of Eureka understand the cost of living differences and are aware that they are paid higher. This is not usually true. When you think of this in your context, are you aware of this statistic between say Bangalore and Delhi to the accuracy of 10%. 2.The lowering of salaries will not have any impact on their motivation to work and will not impact the quality of output and overall production quantities. You cannot again assume this. I hope that it is clear why choice C is incorrect.
Your confusion is between choices C and E. This is what I will address Why is Choice E correct Choice E is the correct one as it implies that the overall production output will not be impacted by lower employee wages. Since profit = output cost. If output remains constant while the cost goes down then the profits will increase. This supports the conclusion and is the correct choice.
Why is Choice C incorrect? The role of choice C is to confuse you, precisely along the lines of your reasoning. this certainly cant be option same kind of rechargable batteries and 38% of annual costs itself shows the wages must be lower for line technologies than for eureka as per cost of living.so lowering employee wages would give negligible effect for competitive advantage over eureka industries There are a few assumptions in your analysis. Here are the assumptions: 1.Most employees of Eureka understand the cost of living differences and are aware that they are paid higher. This is not usually true. When you think of this in your context, are you aware of this statistic between say Bangalore and Delhi to the accuracy of 10%. 2.The lowering of salaries will not have any impact on their motivation to work and will not impact the quality of output and overall production quantities. You cannot again assume this. I hope that it is clear why choice C is incorrect.
Thanks a lot for help, Payal. It make sense to me. esp. the equation you used -- Profit = output-cost -- answers my question.
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?
A)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
B)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.....OA
C)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
D)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
E)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.
B) The passage talks about the company's policies about information security and this sentence toes the same line. To refrain from discussing research with anyone other than company employees is another method of maintaining secrecy. C) The passage does not specify that the value is monetary and also doesnt talk about fears of attracting hackers.
hmmm... I think this is one of those question where the answer option introduces new information but the information presented is a logical extension of the question stem. Makes sense. Thanks
From Kaplan800: According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform. The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements? (A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe. (B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago. (C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance. (D) All of the early coaches of today's professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives. (E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
From Kaplan800: According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform. The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements? (A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe. (B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago. (C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance. (D) All of the early coaches of today's professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives. (E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
From Kaplan800: According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform. The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements? (A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe. (B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago. (C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance. (D) All of the early coaches of today's professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives. (E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
From Kaplan800: According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform. The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements? (A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe. (B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago. (C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance. (D) All of the early coaches of today's professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives. (E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
Will go with D
If all the current players were coached by former players in their formative years, then, they have imbibed the style from the older generation and that is the reason the styles seem similar.