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26 Nov 2021, 07:00
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Question Stats:
55% (00:53) correct
45%
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At the MegaTek Corporation, an inexperienced financial analyst mistook the rising cost of semiconductors as a seasonal fluctuation in the market.
A. the rising cost of semiconductors as a seasonal fluctuation
B. the rise in price of semiconductors as a seasonal fluctuation
C. the rising cost of semiconductors for a seasonal fluctuation
D. the rising of the cost of semiconductors for a fluctuation by season
E. the rise of semiconductors in price to a seasonal fluctuation
A. the rising cost of semiconductors as a seasonal fluctuation
B. the rise in price of semiconductors as a seasonal fluctuation
C. the rising cost of semiconductors for a seasonal fluctuation
D. the rising of the cost of semiconductors for a fluctuation by season
E. the rise of semiconductors in price to a seasonal fluctuation
05 Dec 2021, 07:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
ANSWER: C
The proper construction is “mistook . . . for,” not “mistook . . . as.” Of the two answers with this construction, C and D, D is awkwardly worded, so C is the correct
answer.
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