Manifesting710 wrote:
For a consumer product such as a television, careful pricing is a very important aspect of marketing, since priding an item even slighty too high or too low can seriously reduce profits. By contrast, voter approval of government projects that benefit the public does not vary with small differences in estimates of their projected cost.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?
A. Most people are well informed about the prices of consumer products.
B. The demand for projects that benefit the public is more closely tied to standard measures of the condition of the national economy than is the demand for consumer products.
C. Anyone wishing to increase or decrease voter support for projects that benefit the public should not focus on small cost differences.
D. Many people place higher priority on funding projects that benefit the public than on buying consumer products for their households.
E. The purchase of consumer products such as televisions can be postponed more easily than can expenditures for projects that benefit the public.
Answer Choice EliminationA. Most people are well informed about the prices of consumer products.We cannot infer Option A. The passage discusses the importance of pricing in marketing consumer products but does not address the level of consumer awareness about product prices.
B. The demand for projects that benefit the public is more closely tied to standard measures of the condition of the national economy than is the demand for consumer products.The passage provides details about sensitivity to cost differences, not overall economic conditions. Hence, we cannot infer Option B.
C. Anyone wishing to increase or decrease voter support for projects that benefit the public should not focus on small cost differences.This option is in line with the idea that small differences in projected costs for public projects do not significantly affect voter approval, suggesting that efforts to increase or decrease voter support on these projects should not focus on minor cost discrepancies. Small cost variations don't influence public approval, so focusing on them is ineffective. Let's keep C.
D. Many people place higher priority on funding projects that benefit the public than on buying consumer products for their households.The passage doesn't compare priorities between public projects and consumer products. It focuses on the impact of cost differences on each. Eliminate D.
E. The purchase of consumer products such as televisions can be postponed more easily than can expenditures for projects that benefit the public.The passage doesn't provide any details on the public preference. It focuses on price sensitivity, not purchase timing. Hence, we cannot infer the information presented in Option E. Eliminate E.
Option C