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19 Dec 2019, 06:44
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Manufacturers of household appliances are still urging the public to purchase food processors. The various manufacturers’ advertisements all point out that the prices of these appliances are now lower than ever and that each food processor comes with a lifetime service warranty. In addition, many manufacturers offer sizable rebates to customers who purchase food processors within a given time period. With these incentives, the advertisements contend, people can hardly afford not to purchase food processors.
Which answer choice is a logically prior issue that the manufacturers’ advertisements fail to address?
(A) Whether the cost of repairs to the food processors over the years will cancel out the savings currently being offered
(B) Whether potential customers have enough uses for food processors to justify purchasing them
(C) Whether the heads of the companies manufacturing food processors own food processors themselves
(D) Whether the food processors currently being advertised will be outdated within the next five years
(E) Whether accessories and replacement parts will be readily available at retail outlets
Which answer choice is a logically prior issue that the manufacturers’ advertisements fail to address?
(A) Whether the cost of repairs to the food processors over the years will cancel out the savings currently being offered
(B) Whether potential customers have enough uses for food processors to justify purchasing them
(C) Whether the heads of the companies manufacturing food processors own food processors themselves
(D) Whether the food processors currently being advertised will be outdated within the next five years
(E) Whether accessories and replacement parts will be readily available at retail outlets
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Prior to buying any stuff is the demand or the usage of the product. With this in mind let's deploy POE
(A) Whether the cost of repairs to the food processors over the years will cancel out the savings currently being offered
Already stated in the stimulus that free lifetime warrnty is being offered with the product. Cost of repairs may or may not be financed by the manufactures. HOLD
(B) Whether potential customers have enough uses for food processors to justify purchasing them
STraight !! matches our ore thinking. HOLD
(C) Whether the heads of the companies manufacturing food processors own food processors themselves.
Irrelevant
(D) Whether the food processors currently being advertised will be outdated within the next five years
Irrelevant. This is post buying the product, we are looking for prior the product purchase.
(E) Whether accessories and replacement parts will be readily available at retail outlets,
Irrelevant. This is post buying the product, we are looking for prior the product purchase.
Between A and B, going with B as A opposes a premise. It may happen that cost of repairs be paid by the manufacturers themselves. Also, A---> post purchase not a prior issue. Hence, incorrect. IMHO, B it is
(A) Whether the cost of repairs to the food processors over the years will cancel out the savings currently being offered
Already stated in the stimulus that free lifetime warrnty is being offered with the product. Cost of repairs may or may not be financed by the manufactures. HOLD
(B) Whether potential customers have enough uses for food processors to justify purchasing them
STraight !! matches our ore thinking. HOLD
(C) Whether the heads of the companies manufacturing food processors own food processors themselves.
Irrelevant
(D) Whether the food processors currently being advertised will be outdated within the next five years
Irrelevant. This is post buying the product, we are looking for prior the product purchase.
(E) Whether accessories and replacement parts will be readily available at retail outlets,
Irrelevant. This is post buying the product, we are looking for prior the product purchase.
Between A and B, going with B as A opposes a premise. It may happen that cost of repairs be paid by the manufacturers themselves. Also, A---> post purchase not a prior issue. Hence, incorrect. IMHO, B it is
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I chose A.
My notes:
food processors = cheap + life warranty => Buy now!
companies offer incentives for people to buy these food processors
I cancelled C,D,E because these answer choices offer no substance to the main point: advertisements
I was torn between A and B. The ultimate reason why I decided to cancel B was due to the lack of discussion on what type of foods are used with these food processors. Instead, cost was mention which is noted in answer A.
