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23 May 2022, 07:00
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Industry Analyst: In the textile industry where not many companies have recorded profits, SymPAL has recorded profits in past three years. This is owing to its practice of investing at-least 50% of their profits back into the research. HexaWay aims to achieve similar profits in next one year, Hence the only logical thing HexaWay must do is invest at-least 50% of its profit in research.
Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the conclusion of the industry analyst that HexaWay will benefit from this approach?
A. SymPal recorded consistent losses for atleast 8years before they became profitable three years back
B. SymPal has an excellent marketing team which has helped in consolidating the market share for past ten years
C. Companies in textile industry need to invest 50% profits in research for a period of two years before they can turn profitable
D. SymPal uses artificial Intelligence in its research, something that HexaWay will not use
E. HexaWay started its textile operations one year back
Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the conclusion of the industry analyst that HexaWay will benefit from this approach?
A. SymPal recorded consistent losses for atleast 8years before they became profitable three years back
B. SymPal has an excellent marketing team which has helped in consolidating the market share for past ten years
C. Companies in textile industry need to invest 50% profits in research for a period of two years before they can turn profitable
D. SymPal uses artificial Intelligence in its research, something that HexaWay will not use
E. HexaWay started its textile operations one year back
23 May 2022, 07:27
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IMO D
Option D clearly opposes the conclusion.
Assumption is attacked ( Assumption: Research Setup/Effieciency of Sympal = Research Setup/Efficiency of Hex)
Option D clearly opposes the conclusion.
Assumption is attacked ( Assumption: Research Setup/Effieciency of Sympal = Research Setup/Efficiency of Hex)
23 May 2022, 09:04
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Conclusion - Hence the only logical thing HexaWay must do is invest at-least 50% of its profit in research.
Assumption - Investing at-least 50% of the profits back into the research leads to profits
Timeframe - HexaWay aims to achieve similar profits in next one year
A. SymPal recorded consistent losses for atleast 8years before they became profitable three years back
Previous losses/profits are out of context
B. SymPal has an excellent marketing team which has helped in consolidating the market share for past ten years
Marketing team's role (10 years) is out of context
C. Companies in textile industry need to invest 50% profits in research for a period of two years before they can turn profitable
Correct. Even if HexaWay invests at-least 50% of their profits back into the research, they can't be profitable the next year.
D. SymPal uses artificial Intelligence in its research, something that HexaWay will not use
Out of context
E. HexaWay started its textile operations one year back
Tenure of operations is out of context
