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I. Room air conditioners produced by Japanese manufacturers tend to be more reliable than those produced by United States manufacturers. II. The average lifetime of room air conditioners produced by United States manufacturers is about fifteen years, the same as that of room air conditioners produced by Japanese manufacturers. Which one of the following, if true, would best reconcile the two statements above? (A) Reliability is a measure of how long a product functions without needing repair. (B) Production facilities of firms designated as United States manufacturers are not all located in the United States. (C) Damage to room air conditioners during shipping and installation does not occur with great frequency in the United States or in Japan. (D) Room air conditioners have been manufactured for a longer time in the United States than in Japan. (E) Japanese manufacturers often use more reliable components in their room air conditioners than do United States manufacturers. For me is between A and E.
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24 May 2010, 15:34
If A is true, then the first sentence of the stimulus is not true. We cannot deny the premisses.
E seems good to me.
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24 May 2010, 22:54
I would go with A, I do not think simply because A is correct, stimulus 1 will not be true. They still could be reliable, i.e having less repairs than American ones, and last 15 years as American ones.
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
24 May 2010, 23:51
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
27 May 2010, 11:05
I would pick (A).
The average lifetime of both US and Japanese air conditioners is 15 years. Now it is quite possible that US air conditioners might need more repairs in those 15 years compared to Japanese air conditioners which are pretty reliable.
So both lasts for 15 years but 1 needs more repairs than the other.
What is the OA?
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
28 May 2010, 04:47
seekmba wrote: I would pick (A).
The average lifetime of both US and Japanese air conditioners is 15 years. Now it is quite possible that US air conditioners might need more repairs in those 15 years compared to Japanese air conditioners which are pretty reliable.
So both lasts for 15 years but 1 needs more repairs than the other.
What is the OA? But you are assuming new things: US air conditioners have needed more repairs in those 15 years.
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
28 May 2010, 06:04
My take is (E) .. Reasons stated above ..
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
28 May 2010, 13:28
noboru wrote: seekmba wrote: I would pick (A).
The average lifetime of both US and Japanese air conditioners is 15 years. Now it is quite possible that US air conditioners might need more repairs in those 15 years compared to Japanese air conditioners which are pretty reliable.
So both lasts for 15 years but 1 needs more repairs than the other.
What is the OA? But you are assuming new things: US air conditioners have needed more repairs in those 15 years. Not assuming. I would say inferring. Look. What you have to do here is reconcile both statements. 1. A/C from Japan are more reliable than A/C from US. 2. They both last 15 years. If A is true, defining reliability by how long a product can function without a repair, not the complete lifetime, then you can infer that while both last 15 years (after some repairs), still Japanese A/C had the first repair later than the American ones. If you don't like the words 'more repairs', then you can think of when the first repair is needed. For example, A/C from both manufacturers in their 15 years of lifetime need only 1 repair. The Japanese ones need it in the 10th year, while the Americans need it in the 8th year. Then both statements are in agreement: Japanese A/C are more reliable, and they both last 15 years. On the other side, how is E reconciling both statements? By mentioning the components of the products? I don't think so. A is the right answer for me.
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
28 May 2010, 15:24
For sure A...reconcile the statements to me means present unbiased statement to solve the issue on hand.
E does not do this. It provide another statement but its biased, however components can't explain why US air conditioners average lifteime is 15 years.
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
09 Jun 2010, 19:56
A for me too
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
10 Jun 2010, 03:36
A is good. (1:17)
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Re: United States manufacturers. [#permalink]
10 Jun 2010, 06:22
IMO A.The imp point here is : "without needing repair".
What's the OA ?
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