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In Morigia the average age of cars that are still in use has historically been seven years, but now it is nearly nine years. Car manufacturers claim that the current poor economy has forced people to put off buying new cars, and thus when the economy improves, the average age of cars will return to former levels.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the car manufacturers' prediction?
(A) Fewer cars per year are now being manufactured in Morigia than were being manufactured there five years ago.
(B) When the threat of job loss is particularly strong, people are reluctant to commit themselves to expensive purchases.
(C) The older a car is, the greater the amount of upkeep it requires.
(D) The air-pollution control devices now being used in cars manufactured in Morigia cost less than those that were used seven years ago.
(E) Most people in Morigia now believe that replacing an old car with a new one has very undesirable ecological consequences.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the car manufacturers' prediction?
(A) Fewer cars per year are now being manufactured in Morigia than were being manufactured there five years ago.
(B) When the threat of job loss is particularly strong, people are reluctant to commit themselves to expensive purchases.
(C) The older a car is, the greater the amount of upkeep it requires.
(D) The air-pollution control devices now being used in cars manufactured in Morigia cost less than those that were used seven years ago.
(E) Most people in Morigia now believe that replacing an old car with a new one has very undesirable ecological consequences.
30 Oct 2012, 04:17
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Option (A) is actually a result of 'people putting off buying new cars'. It is not the reason why people are putting off buying new cars. The supply is controlled by the demand. The car manufacturers make cars according to the demand. Since fewer people are buying cars, fewer cars are being manufactured now. The car manufacturers are hoping that when the economy improves, people will start buying more cars (just an inference from the tone of the argument) . They will obviously not keep the supply the same. If the demand increases, they will increase the supply.
As we see, (E) works out well. Obviously, our assumption of the relation between supply and demand in option (A) is correct.
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20 Jan 2005, 13:18
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OA is (E)
What about (A)? (A) says that there are fewer cars, but look at the formular to calculate average age: total age/total cars. So fewer cars -> higher average
What about (A)? (A) says that there are fewer cars, but look at the formular to calculate average age: total age/total cars. So fewer cars -> higher average
