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Re: Gasoline driven power plants in Belvia utilize one consumable unit of [#permalink]
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why answer E is more better than C ?

Even if gasoline price decreases, will that increase the electricity production ?
Note that it is stated that the plants are running at their max capacity. Reduction in gasoline price might be good, but it will not create an increase in no of units of electricity produced.
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why answer E is more better than C ?


Even if the amount of gasoline required per unit does come down, we do not know if the available energy will suffice. I.e if the extra energy generated by such efficiency will be enough to meet the demand.
Wheras option E states that the alnernate sources will provide- 'Significant' energy. Significant, as I understand, means enough to create a major impact in the context. Thus E can affect the argument more strongly than C.
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Re: Gasoline driven power plants in Belvia utilize one consumable unit of [#permalink]
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Actually very easy question. I think it's overestimated to be 800+.

Premises:

Belvia spends 1 u of gas to produce 3 u of electricity.

As GDP increases, people use more ACs => the consumption of the electricity may be doubled.

Conclusion: Belvia is going to import electricity or build new power plants.

Assumption should deny the future plans of Belvia.

Only C and E touch the conclusion in some way.

C says that the gas is going to become more efficient. How much more is indefinite. Maybe by 10% or by 110% we don't know. Also, the discount is not going to eliminate the possibility of the import.

E says that Belvia's alternative power sources will provide significant amount of electricity. The answer is not ideal, as it is possible to criticize it. However, between these two the E says that the provision is going to be significant. Hence, we have better ground to not import electricity or build a powerplant.
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Re: Gasoline driven power plants in Belvia utilize one consumable unit of [#permalink]
so inorganic question , not even holding the rules of assumptions , you cant take alien ideas in an assumption
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