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Company A manufactures and sells widgets that are indistinguishable from those manufactured and sold by Company B. Given the dangerous nature of manufacturing these widgets, employee healthcare accounts for one-tenth of the cost of manufacturing at both Company A and Company B. Company A is seeking to obtain a competitive advantage over Company B, and in an attempt to achieve such, Company A should lower the amount it spends on employee healthcare.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
A. Because Company A strictly controls its cash flow and only buys materials for production on an as-needed basis, its suppliers do not offer volume discounting.
B. Lowering expenditures on employee healthcare would reduce the productiveness of employee work, resulting in reduced quality and quantity of widgets produced.
C. Company B has seized over 40% of Company A's business in the last two years.
D. Company A currently spends 5% more on employee healthcare than does Company B.
E. Many people who work for Company A do not have numerous alternatives for employment, given that Company A is the largest employer in the village where it is located.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
A. Because Company A strictly controls its cash flow and only buys materials for production on an as-needed basis, its suppliers do not offer volume discounting.
B. Lowering expenditures on employee healthcare would reduce the productiveness of employee work, resulting in reduced quality and quantity of widgets produced.
C. Company B has seized over 40% of Company A's business in the last two years.
D. Company A currently spends 5% more on employee healthcare than does Company B.
E. Many people who work for Company A do not have numerous alternatives for employment, given that Company A is the largest employer in the village where it is located.
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Conclusion: in an attempt to achieve such, Company A should lower the amount it spends on employee healthcare.
Weaken statement would be something on the lines of - lowering the amount spent on employee healthcare would be detrimental to obtaining a competitive advantage over Company B.
B does just that.
B. Lowering expenditures on employee healthcare would reduce the productiveness of employee work, resulting in reduced quality and quantity of widgets produced.
Reduced quality and quantity directly means company A would not have a competitive edge over Company B.
Answer: B
Weaken statement would be something on the lines of - lowering the amount spent on employee healthcare would be detrimental to obtaining a competitive advantage over Company B.
B does just that.
B. Lowering expenditures on employee healthcare would reduce the productiveness of employee work, resulting in reduced quality and quantity of widgets produced.
Reduced quality and quantity directly means company A would not have a competitive edge over Company B.
Answer: B
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