Mannis Corporation's archival records are stored in an obsolete format

I feel it's C

B is tempting but even if the company doesn't store the new data in a computer format then the problem of the old system is not solved

I fell for the same trap.But if you negate Answer choice D, the argument does fall apart.

The obsolete format IS NOT TRANSFERABLE to a new system, therefore, the proposed plan will not work.

With less than 20 per cent market share, Cherico Airline has been steadily losing ground to other
competing airlines. However, the recent addition of the Dreamliner aircraft to its fleet might just
turn the tide for Cherico. The Dreamliner claims 15 per cent more fuel efficiency than competing
similar aircrafts and cheaper maintenance costs. With the induction of these planes, Cherico will
get a competitive advantage over its more aggressive rivals, which will be saddled with older
aircrafts and get deliveries of their own Dreamliners only in 2014.

Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in order to evaluate the argument?

(A) Whether it is possible for Cherico to cut costs even more by reducing the number of
stewards in the air plane

(B) Whether it is possible for Cherico to improve the Dreamliner’s fuel efficiency even further by
restricting the amount of luggage passengers can carry

(C) Whether Cherico can increase its revenues by charging for the meals it serves in its aircrafts

(D) Whether the Dreamliner’s maintenance costs will be substantially lower than those of
Cherico’s rivals’ aircrafts

(E) Whether it will be possible for Cherico’s rivals to somehow get deliveries of their own
Dreamliners expedited

Ok man I'm trying to really understand the argument at end and playing hard

Few facts: evaluate the argument strenght and weaken the argument at the same time. Strenght do not destroy the conclusion as weel as weaken.

Now if I can't transfer the data we assume that we do not need to transfer them and our PCs work fine; but this sort of inference in my opinion go completely against the argument that we know saying that computer now or tomorrow or next century will fail.

now look at this question what is your choice


I'm assuming, in addition, that our question is official material and the answer is D

I feel it's C

B is tempting but even if the company doesn't store the new data in a computer format then the problem of the old system is not solved

KarishmaB GMATNinja

I could not understand why option D is correct in this one.

I say the records can't be readily transferred to the new system. My thinking was, so what? It's not readily transfereable, fine. But still, it is can be transferred even if it takes some more time right? If not readily(quickly), we can still transfer it so the plan is good to go.

Is there anything wrong with my approach?