[quote="Bunuel"]In the last year, a company has lost a few clients and gained a few. But the number of clients lost has been lower than the number of new clients. Also, the average sales for each new client are more than the average sales for each of the other clients. Therefore, it is likely that the company’s average sales per client have been increasing steadily
Which of the following is required for the above argument to hold?
A. Currently, the total number of clients is more than the total number of clients that existed before the company lost some of its clients
B. The average sales for each new client are at least equal to the average sales for each other client
C. Most of the clients lost were already planning to terminate their relationship with the company
D. There has been no decrease in the quality of the services provided by the company since the company lost some of its clients last year
E. The average sales per client lost were not significantly higher than the average sales for each of the other clients
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CR Butler Question Premise: number of new clients > number of lost clients
avg sale of new clients > avg sale of rest of existing clients
Conclusion: it is likely that the company’s average sales per client have been increasing steadily.
Prethinking : Try to find a logical gap between the premise and conclusion. You will notice that the argument didnt mention avg sales of clients that the company has lost. What if avg sales of those client were too high than any of its clients. clearly it will falsify the conclusion.
Hence option
E