wishmasterdj wrote:
Doesn't the question stem use the word 'eventually'? doesn't that account for the more in-college time?
GMATNinja GMATninja2The author concludes that "the number of Kravonians entering the job market who have at least the qualification of a college degree will eventually be significantly higher than it has been over the last few years."
So, the author thinks that the number of people
graduating with a degree will eventually be higher. He/she bases this conclusion on the fact that the number of students
enrolled in college is higher now than it used to be. On the surface, it makes sense -- more people enrolled means more people graduating, right?
But imagine this scenario: maybe Kravonian college used to only take 2 years to complete, and 1000 students entered college each year. During any given year, there would be 2000 students enrolled, and 1000 students graduating.
Then something changes: instead of graduating in 2 years, it now takes 4 years to graduate. If the same 1000 students enter college each year, then
total enrollment will go up to 4000, while the graduation rate of 1000 remains the same.
This severely weakens the author's argument, because it destroys the link between the number of people enrolled in college at any given time and the number who graduate with a degree.
The word "eventually" doesn't play a big role here, because if the above scenario is true then the number of Kravonians graduating each year could remain the same indefinitely, even with higher enrollment.
(B) is the correct answer.
I hope that helps!