Math (DS)
If Richard is 3 years younger than his sister, how old will Richard be in 5 years?
1. Two years ago Richard was twice as young as his sister.
2. If Richard's sister were born 2 years earlier, she would now be twice as old as Richard.
Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
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Verbal (CR)
Surveys show that every year only 10 percent of cigarette smokers switch brands. Yet the manufacturers have been spending an amount equal to 10 percent of their gross receipts on cigarette promotion in magazines. It follows from these figures that inducing cigarette smokers to switch brands did not pay, and that cigarette companies would have been no worse off economically if they had dropped their advertising.
Of the following, the best criticism of the conclusion that inducing cigarette smokers to switch brands did not pay is that the conclusion is based on
(A) computing advertising costs as a percentage of gross receipts, not of overall costs
(B) past patterns of smoking and may not carry over to the future
(C) the assumption that each smoker is loyal to a single brand of cigarettes at any one time
(D) the assumption that each manufacturer produces only one brand of cigarettes
(E) figures for the cigarette industry as a whole and may not hold for a particular company
Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
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All the answers are incorrect.
The cigarette manufactures claim thay only advertise to induce existing users to switch brand because it would be morally unacceptable to encourage people to take up such a damaging and expensive habit. The fact that they apparently spend more than can be gained from users switching brands indicates that they are, in fact, attracting new users.