sid0791
Ok, I checked with the latest question on
expert's global,
I guess this is the old one.
The latest updated question is-
Because of the economic slowdown, there is a large drop in the number of projects sanctioned by the government. At the same time, the average spending per project has gone up.
Which one of the following, if true, best explains the increase in the average spending per project?
A) The project spending by the government had risen over the last few years before the economic slowdown.
B) Owing to the economic slowdown, many low-budget government projects have been shelved.
C) Crucial projects in larger public interest, which are always high in budget, continue to receive government funding.
D) The economy is expected to slip further in the coming few months.
E) Economic slowdown has made the government refocus on its priorities, pushing projects lower in the list.
With this answer should be C
Yes, the answer is not clear here.
New projects are not being taken up. So new projects are not impacting the average expense.
Average spending per project has gone up, not the overall spending on projects.
B) Owing to the economic slowdown, many low-budget government projects have been shelved.
Makes sense provided the high-budget projects have continued.
Avg spending per project = Total spending/Number of projects
When low budget projects are cut, total spending doesn't reduce by too much but number of projects does become lower. So average will be expected to go up.
C) Crucial projects in larger public interest, which are always high in budget, continue to receive government funding.
Makes sense provided low in budget projects are cut (as explained above).
Hence (B) and (C) together will explain that avg has gone up.
If I had to choose one, I will choose (B) because it tells me that low budget projects are cut. I will assume that everything else stays the same so high budget projects are continuing. Hence average expense per project has gone up.
But if I am told that high budget projects are continuing, it doesn't tell me whether low budget projects are cut or not. If anything, I need to assume that everything else stays the same so why should the average spending INCREASE?