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01 Aug 2020, 06:38
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Hi Experts,
Please help me on the below doubt.
According to me, if we go through option C then it means all other categories profit apart from SUV and minivans will come between SUV and minivans.
To further explain, Last year profit should be like below if we go through option C:
SUV
....
....
....
then at last minivans.
So it means compact cars will also come in mid of SUV and minivans hence how it can come at the top of this year also minivans has least profit last year than how it can come at 3rd position.
Please help me on the below doubt.
According to me, if we go through option C then it means all other categories profit apart from SUV and minivans will come between SUV and minivans.
To further explain, Last year profit should be like below if we go through option C:
SUV
....
....
....
then at last minivans.
So it means compact cars will also come in mid of SUV and minivans hence how it can come at the top of this year also minivans has least profit last year than how it can come at 3rd position.
13 Aug 2020, 01:42
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Hi
I believe there is some misunderstanding in your explanation. The stimulus states:
i) Tecumseh sets prices so that the profit per vehicle is, on average, about the same.
ii) best indicator for sales in each category are the sales last year
iii) the three most profitable categories of vehicles in the coming year will be compact cars, minivans, and SUVs respectively
Since the profit per vehicle is the same, the order of profitability will also be the order of number of vehicles sold in that category. Therefore, we can understand that compact cars, minivans and SUVs will be the top 3 models sold by Tecumseh, in that order (since the stimulus states "respectively"). Compact cars will not come between SUV and minivans, but compact cars will be the largest selling model, followed by minivans and SUVs in that order.
Clearly the assumption is that no other category will intrude in this order, which is what is stated in option (C).
Hope this helps.
13 Mar 2026, 10:23
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This sentence is tricky because of its double condition. Let me unpack it piece by piece.
The prediction says the top 3 most profitable categories are: #1 Compact Cars, #2 Minivans, #3 SUVs.
Now, Choice C says: 'No other category generated MORE profits than SUVs AND AT THE SAME TIME LESS profits than minivans.'
What does that mean? It's saying there is no category X that sits BETWEEN minivans and SUVs in the profit ranking. In other words, nothing squeezed in between positions #2 and #3.
Picture a number line of profits:
Compact Cars --- Minivans --- [gap] --- SUVs
Choice C says: Nothing else occupies that gap.
Why does this matter? Tecumseh has 6 vehicle types: compact cars, sedans, minivans, trucks, SUVs, and sports cars. Imagine if trucks made more profit than SUVs but less profit than minivans. Then trucks would be ranked #3, not SUVs! SUVs would drop to #4 or lower, and the prediction would be wrong.
So for SUVs to truly be the THIRD most profitable, we must assume no other category (sedans, trucks, or sports cars) falls between minivans and SUVs in profitability. That's exactly what Choice C guarantees.
Think of it this way: 'more than SUVs + less than minivans' = 'between SUVs and minivans.' Choice C says no category is between them, preserving SUVs' #3 rank.
Common trap: When a conclusion involves a specific RANKING, the necessary assumption often ensures nothing else can displace an item from its stated position.
Answer: C
