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Concur with A.
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A

Insurance company may be making lesser profit because of higher cost of repair
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Conclusion: insurance companies are making a greater profit on collision-damage
Insurance in Great port than in Fairmont.




A. Repairing typical collision damage does not cost more in Greatport
than in Fairmont. [Hold it]
B. There are no more motorists in Greatport than in Fairmont. [Irrelevant]
C. Greatport residents who have been in a collision are more likely to
report it to their insurance company than Fairmont residents are. [This weakens the argument – Eliminate it]
D. Fairmont and Greatport are the cities with the highest collisiondamage
insurance rates. [Irrelevant]
E. The insurance companies were already aware of the difference in the
like lihood of collisions before the publication of the police reports. [Irrelevant]

Correct Answer: A
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A it is
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A. Correct. They are making a greater profit so cost should be the same for both.
B. The number of motorist are not in question.
C. The reporting doesn't matter, only the cost to repair vs insurance.
D. Out of scope, not comparing other cities.
E. Out of scope, we don't know what the insurance companies knew.



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