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In Quabesh, income per capita follows a seven year cycle as Updated on: 15 Jul 2006, 10:28
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In Quabesh, income per capita follows a seven year cycle as shown in the table attached. At the end of 2005, income per capita was $20,700. What will it be at the end of 2008?

(1) At the end of 2004, income per capita was $20,000.
(2) Income per capita at the end of 2003 was over $19,700.



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C. no comment...




[ok, (1) respectively (2) are not sufficient, because we don't know about the growth rate; both together are sufficient, because 19800/20000 <1%]
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Changed (2) slightly to make it consistent with chart, but OA is C
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Is this question now ambiguous?

[19700,01/20000 = 1,5001%?]
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A it is.

from the Q stem we know the income per capita by end of 2005.

st1: gives income per capita by end of 2004.
=> we can know the percentage increase from 2004 to 2005
=> the table gives us the cycle
=> we can compute the income per capita by end of 2008. SUFFICIENT.
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In Quabesh, income per capita follows a seven year cycle as Updated on: 15 Jul 2006, 11:17
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Is this question now ambiguous?

[19700,01/20000 = 1,5001%? 19800/20000 <1%] ]
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I hope not- what do you mean? If the end2003 income was over $19 700, that is consistent with (1) and with the chart.

% change= change/original *100%

I'd be grateful to hear your comments.
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A it is.

from the Q stem we know the income per capita by end of 2005.

st1: gives income per capita by end of 2004.
=> we can know the percentage increase from 2004 to 2005
=> the table gives us the cycle
=> we can compute the income per capita by end of 2008. SUFFICIENT.
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Hey rits, yea wat u said makes sense..but jus c tht if u have both the options also..u can find the answer( same procedure)

So dont u think it cud b C also..
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Sorry if this is a stupid question... but How did you guys even get an answer?
The table only mentioned the 7 years with their percentages.. there is no mention about how the actual calendar years 2004/5/6 etc..related to the table....

Could some one please explain the solution in layman terms ?
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Sorry if this is a stupid question... but How did you guys even get an answer?
The table only mentioned the 7 years with their percentages.. there is no mention about how the actual calendar years 2004/5/6 etc..related to the table....

Could some one please explain the solution in layman terms ?
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Hey, U jus need to calculate the percentage difference between any 2 yrs mentioned in the q or the options..n suppose u get the % difference as 1.5 increase, jus c in the table, where is 1.5% inc n c the correspondin year ..

I guess u get it now....any doubts...plzzz ask..
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1: insufficient - % increase from 2004 to 2005 = 3.5%. According to the table, this could be cycle year 1 or cycle year 5.
2: insufficient for similar reasons

1 & 2 together: sufficient - % increase from 2003 - 2004 is 1.5%. % increase from 2004 - 2005 = 3.5%. Corresponds to Cycle year 1 for 2005.



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