A major film studio announced the release date of a movie based on a novel that was a bestseller when it was first published but that has been out of print for nearly fifteen years. Hoping\u00a0to\u00a0capitalize on the anticipated success of the movie, the publisher who owns the copyright on the novel plans\u00a0to\u00a0print a new edition that will be released the same week the film premieres.<\/p>\n
Each of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher\u2019s plan\u00a0to\u00a0capitalize on the success of the film EXCEPT:<\/p>\n
(A) Books with the words \"now a major motion picture\" printed on the cover generally sell better than books without those words printed on the cover.<\/p>\n
(B) Twenty years ago, the publisher created a limited edition of the novel, consisting of 5,000 copies each personally signed by the now-deceased author, and all 5,000 copies were sold in less than 6 months after the books were printed.<\/p>\n
(C) Multiple novels by the same author experienced a brief spike in sales after major film studios released movies based on those novels.<\/p>\n
(D) Existing copies of the novel are hard\u00a0to\u00a0find and are often sold for prices up\u00a0to\u00a010 times higher than the price at which the publisher plans\u00a0to\u00a0sell copies of the new edition.<\/p>\n
(E) Many of the trailer advertisements for the new movie will state the name and author of the bestselling novel on which the movie is based.<\/p>\n
Question Discussion & Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- B<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n Alice has $15, which is enough to buy 11 muffins and 7 brownies, is $45 enough to buy 27 muffins and 27 brownies?<\/p>\n (1) $15 is enough to buy 7 muffins and 11 brownies.<\/p>\n (2) $15 is enough to buy 10 muffins and 8 brownies.<\/p>\nBonus RC Question of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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