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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 country's 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.
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24 Apr 2005, 00:15

E.

if consumption of grain remains same, there will not be additional grain to produce meat. argument holds.
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24 Apr 2005, 06:53

How to refute B.

If the population of Gortland has decreased, then the total consumption will decrease and Gortland will not have to import either grain or meat or both.

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24 Apr 2005, 10:56

Agree with (E).

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How to refute B.

even though population is constant, its per capita will keep on increasing(as per eveidence). This assumption has no effect on the argument.

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B says that population remains constant. but argument states that per capita income is rising so is consumption of grain and meat. even if population decrease, per capita income may rise to such an extent that it it offsets amount consumed by decreased population.
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27 Apr 2005, 05:12

The OA is (E). Thank you.
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27 Apr 2005, 05:12

The OA is (E). Thank you.
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