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A national government plans to purchase a new earthquake warning system with revolutionary digital technology and features such as alarms, color-coded battery alerts, and an acoustic, SOS signal. One aspect of the plan is that, in exchange for government research funding, security companies wanting to market this system to corporations must provide these additional features at no extra cost to buyers.
Which of the following, if true, would point to a possible flaw in the government’s plan?
A. Security companies will set their own prices for the system and can raise the system’s price to the government of what they would have charged for the system and the features combined.
B. Some security companies sell additional features that supplement earthquake warning systems but do not sell the systems themselves.
C. When an earthquake is expected to occur, a national government does much more to ensure public safety than does any corporation.
D. Some security companies already offer additional features at no extra cost to purchasers of earthquake warning systems.
E. Market research suggests that corporations likely to purchase earthquake warning systems would purchase the additional features, as well.
Which of the following, if true, would point to a possible flaw in the government’s plan?
A. Security companies will set their own prices for the system and can raise the system’s price to the government of what they would have charged for the system and the features combined.
B. Some security companies sell additional features that supplement earthquake warning systems but do not sell the systems themselves.
C. When an earthquake is expected to occur, a national government does much more to ensure public safety than does any corporation.
D. Some security companies already offer additional features at no extra cost to purchasers of earthquake warning systems.
E. Market research suggests that corporations likely to purchase earthquake warning systems would purchase the additional features, as well.
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Meaning:-
So this questions sways from one aspect to another which has no linkage
In the first part :-
National govt. Plans to purchase a new earthquake warning system with various new and advanced features.
After reading the first sentence one may expect the how part of the plan ie how the National govt will complete this plan ie complete the purchase.
But strangely some other aspect has been mentioned in the later part of the passage.
The second part:-
It says that the security companies need to follow one condition if they get the research funding from the govt----->> if they market this system to corporations then they must provide the additional features at no extra cost to buyers.
Question Stem:-
If any of the below statement is true then which one would point a flaw in govt's plan.
What is govt's plan ?
Security companies wanting to market the system to corporations must provide the additional features at no extra cost to buyers.
Obvious pre-thinking is that what if security companies adjust the price such the price is inclusive of the additional features and for the sake of saying they can claim that the additional features are free of cost.
If this happens then it would point a flaw in govt's plan
Answer Choice Analysis:-
Choice B
Incorrect.
If the SC dont sell the security system but sell only the additional features then how would it point out a flaw in the govt's plan ??- Irrelevant
Choice C
Incorrect
If the statement as mentioned in choice C is true then how would it affect govt's plan of providing additional features to buyers free of cost?
Who does more to ensure public safety is not our concern
Choice D
Incorrect
If some security companies offer the additional features at free of cost then this statement strengthen the govt's plan.
-->Opposite
Choice E
Incorrect
If Market research says that the purchaser of security system will purchase additional features then this would mean that people are willing to pay for additional features. But we are not concerned with what people are willing to do. We are concerned with the security companies.
Choice A
Correct
This answer choice if true will point a flaw in govt's plan as this answer choice clearly states:-
Security companies can set their own price and can raise the system’s price to the government of what they would have charged for the system and the features combined
Took me 3 min to answer this one. Most of the time went to understand the passage
Thanks
Feedback Appreciated
So this questions sways from one aspect to another which has no linkage
In the first part :-
National govt. Plans to purchase a new earthquake warning system with various new and advanced features.
After reading the first sentence one may expect the how part of the plan ie how the National govt will complete this plan ie complete the purchase.
But strangely some other aspect has been mentioned in the later part of the passage.
The second part:-
It says that the security companies need to follow one condition if they get the research funding from the govt----->> if they market this system to corporations then they must provide the additional features at no extra cost to buyers.
Question Stem:-
If any of the below statement is true then which one would point a flaw in govt's plan.
What is govt's plan ?
Security companies wanting to market the system to corporations must provide the additional features at no extra cost to buyers.
Obvious pre-thinking is that what if security companies adjust the price such the price is inclusive of the additional features and for the sake of saying they can claim that the additional features are free of cost.
If this happens then it would point a flaw in govt's plan
Answer Choice Analysis:-
Choice B
Incorrect.
If the SC dont sell the security system but sell only the additional features then how would it point out a flaw in the govt's plan ??- Irrelevant
Choice C
Incorrect
If the statement as mentioned in choice C is true then how would it affect govt's plan of providing additional features to buyers free of cost?
Who does more to ensure public safety is not our concern
Choice D
Incorrect
If some security companies offer the additional features at free of cost then this statement strengthen the govt's plan.
-->Opposite
Choice E
Incorrect
If Market research says that the purchaser of security system will purchase additional features then this would mean that people are willing to pay for additional features. But we are not concerned with what people are willing to do. We are concerned with the security companies.
Choice A
Correct
This answer choice if true will point a flaw in govt's plan as this answer choice clearly states:-
Security companies can set their own price and can raise the system’s price to the government of what they would have charged for the system and the features combined
Took me 3 min to answer this one. Most of the time went to understand the passage
Thanks
Feedback Appreciated
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