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Re: Different Levaska Question [#permalink]
18 Oct 2011, 05:12
C !!
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18 Oct 2011, 22:33
+1 C
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Re: Different Levaska Question [#permalink]
03 Nov 2011, 20:00
That's right...I mostly got C by process of elimination as well.
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Re: Different Levaska Question [#permalink]
05 Nov 2011, 21:27
OptimusPrimea1 wrote: Little confused here..
But with C, how can we guarantee that people will not withdraw any money from the bank and in turn making the plan effective..That is not stated in the answer..The plan would become effective if people invest before 65 and not withdraw until 65..
That was my method of eliminating C.. I like this question. a strenthener or weakener do not prove or destroy the argument. They only increase the belief or doubt in the conclusion by increasing the belief or doubt in one of many assumptions of the argument-one argument of course has many assumptions. This is clasical thinking of in kaplan premier book, a very basic book. a assumption can be an strengthener, of course but a strengthener can not be an asumption . in above question, C displays an assumption that many persons will deposit and is of course a strengthener. another assumption that persons will not withdraw deposit will ,of course, be a strengthener. but we do not need 2 assumption to be correct to have a strengthener. The information which increases belief in ONE assumption, not in 2 or all assumptions, or which is ONE assumption ,not 2 or all assumptions, is enough to be a strengthener are you satisfied with this explanation. pls, let me know
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Re: Different Levaska Question [#permalink]
06 Nov 2011, 00:37
I will go with C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
08 Nov 2011, 07:16
I got C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
13 Dec 2011, 14:30
ezinis wrote: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of Levaska, the country's legislature decided to implement a plan that allows investors to save up to $1,000 per year in special accounts without paying taxes on the interest earned unless withdrawals are made before the investor reaches age sixty-five. Withdrawals from these accounts prior to age sixty-five would result in the investor's having to pay taxes on all the accumulated interest at the time of withdrawal.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the prediction that the legislature's plan will have its intended effect?
A. The money saved in the tax-free savings accounts will be deposited primarily in those banks and financial institutions that supported the legislation instituting the plan. B. The majority of people choosing to take advantage of the tax-free savings accounts will withdraw their money prior to age sixty-five. C. A significant number of the citizens of Levaska will invest in the tax-free savings accounts well before they reach the age of sixty-five. D. During the ten years prior to implementation of the plan, Levaskans deposited an increasingly smaller percentage of their annual income in long-term savings accounts. E. People who are not citizens of Levaska are not eligible to invest in the tax-free savings accounts, even if their income is taxable in Levaska. Since most people are getting C as the answer, there isn't much point in analyzing the whys and wherefores. Lets talk about how to get the answer quickly. Before getting to the choices, lets point out that the conclusion is "long term savings rate will improve of the citizens of Levaska" <<-- personally for me, identifying this before reading the answer choices helped reduce the time needed to come to the right answer. Give it a try, might work for you. E - out, not citizens of Levaska A - out, as it does nothing to strengthen/weaken the conclusion B - hurts. if people withdraw then savings rate will not increase. D - the conclusion talks about future savings rates and not what had happened before it. C - helps the "long term" component of our conclusion.
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
26 Dec 2011, 12:29
why D ? it has to be C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
27 Dec 2011, 01:27
+1 for C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
27 Dec 2011, 19:51
C in 1min23sec
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
31 Dec 2011, 22:13
C it is ,tax free savings is very lucrative policy and D says what happen 10 years prior but no reference to what will happen after.
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
02 Jan 2012, 23:00
C is the answer here. A. Where the money is deposited is irrelevant to the conclusion that long-term savings are to be increased. B. Clearly weakens. If most people withdraw, then the amount (a huge amount at the time of withdrawal) will be taxed and the long-term savings will not increase. C. If more people invest, then it supports the contention that the long-term savings of the citizens might increase. CORRECT ANSWER. D. Requires an extra assumption that what happened earlier WILL NECESSARILY happen in the future. That is why this choice is a trap. E. Out of scope. The argument talks only about the citizens of Levaska.
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
16 Jan 2012, 07:16
+1 for C. I eliminate D with the following points: objective of the plan is to increase rate of long term savings, i.e., to increase no. of people who invest in long term savings. D says that only small percentage of savings is happening..but it does not talk about no. of people. Even if we consider this not the ground to eliminate, we can not accept D because we don't know what reasons are prohibiting people from saving large percentage. Probably they had better alternatives compared with the new plan. If that is the case, people will still continue having small percentage of savings. In contrast with that, C gives us a FACT (notice usage of the words: "WILL INVEST") not an assumption.
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16 Jan 2012, 08:47
+1 for C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
05 Feb 2012, 21:18
My ans is C
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Re: To improve the long-term savings rate of the citizens of [#permalink]
29 Aug 2012, 11:29
what is the difficulty of this question took really long to answer this question though its c with no controversy
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