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29 Dec 2014, 12:19
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Many large department stores in Montalia now provide shopping carts for their customers. Since customers using shopping carts tend to buy more than those without shopping carts, most of these stores are experiencing strong sales growth, while most other department stores are not. Therefore, in order to boost sales, managers of Jerrod’s, Montalia’s premier department store, are planning to purchase shopping carts and make them available to the store’s customers next month.
Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt whether the managers’ plan, if implemented, will achieve its goal?
(A) Since most customers associate shopping carts with low-quality discount stores, Jerrod’s high quality image would likely suffer if shopping carts were introduced.
(B) Because the unemployment rate has declined to very low levels, Jerrod’s now has to pay significantly higher wages in order to retain its staff.
(C) A number of department stores that did not make shopping carts available to their customers have had to close recently due to falling profits.
(D) Shopping carts are not very expensive, but they generally need to be replaced every few years.
(E) Stores that make shopping carts available to their customers usually have to hire people to retrieve the carts from parking areas.
Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt whether the managers’ plan, if implemented, will achieve its goal?
(A) Since most customers associate shopping carts with low-quality discount stores, Jerrod’s high quality image would likely suffer if shopping carts were introduced.
(B) Because the unemployment rate has declined to very low levels, Jerrod’s now has to pay significantly higher wages in order to retain its staff.
(C) A number of department stores that did not make shopping carts available to their customers have had to close recently due to falling profits.
(D) Shopping carts are not very expensive, but they generally need to be replaced every few years.
(E) Stores that make shopping carts available to their customers usually have to hire people to retrieve the carts from parking areas.
29 Dec 2014, 15:58
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I have qualms with A because there's nothing stating that being perceived as a low-quality discount store will lose customers but I suppose it's not the worst answer choice out of the five.
I pick A as it's the lesser of the evils.
I pick A as it's the lesser of the evils.
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Let’s understand the details of the argument.
1) Many large department stores in Montalia now provide shopping carts for their customers.
2) Since customers using shopping carts tend to buy more than those without shopping carts, most of these stores are experiencing strong sales growth, while most other department stores are not.
Managers’ plan- to purchase shopping carts and make them available to the store’s customers next month.
We need to find an option that would weaken the managers’ plan
(A) Since most customers associate shopping carts with low-quality discount stores, Jerrod’s high quality image would likely suffer if shopping carts were introduced.
This means that purchasing shopping carts would affect the quality image of Jerrod. This weakens the Managers’ plan to purchase shopping carts. Hence A is correct.
(B) Because the unemployment rate has declined to very low levels, Jerrod’s now has to pay significantly higher wages in order to retain its staff.
Unemployment and having to pay higher wages to staff is out of the scope of the argument. The question is whether the plan would work or not. Eliminate B
(C) A number of department stores that did not make shopping carts available to their customers have had to close recently due to falling profits.
C says that department stores that did not have shopping carts had falling profits. This supports the managers’ plan of purchasing shopping carts. Eliminate C
(D) Shopping carts are not very expensive, but they generally need to be replaced every few years.
The plan is to purchase shopping carts and make them available to the store’s customers next month. Option D is out of the scope of the argument. Eliminate D
(E) Stores that make shopping carts available to their customers usually have to hire people to retrieve the carts from parking areas.
So? Irrelevant. Eliminate E
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1) Many large department stores in Montalia now provide shopping carts for their customers.
2) Since customers using shopping carts tend to buy more than those without shopping carts, most of these stores are experiencing strong sales growth, while most other department stores are not.
Managers’ plan- to purchase shopping carts and make them available to the store’s customers next month.
We need to find an option that would weaken the managers’ plan
(A) Since most customers associate shopping carts with low-quality discount stores, Jerrod’s high quality image would likely suffer if shopping carts were introduced.
This means that purchasing shopping carts would affect the quality image of Jerrod. This weakens the Managers’ plan to purchase shopping carts. Hence A is correct.
(B) Because the unemployment rate has declined to very low levels, Jerrod’s now has to pay significantly higher wages in order to retain its staff.
Unemployment and having to pay higher wages to staff is out of the scope of the argument. The question is whether the plan would work or not. Eliminate B
(C) A number of department stores that did not make shopping carts available to their customers have had to close recently due to falling profits.
C says that department stores that did not have shopping carts had falling profits. This supports the managers’ plan of purchasing shopping carts. Eliminate C
(D) Shopping carts are not very expensive, but they generally need to be replaced every few years.
The plan is to purchase shopping carts and make them available to the store’s customers next month. Option D is out of the scope of the argument. Eliminate D
(E) Stores that make shopping carts available to their customers usually have to hire people to retrieve the carts from parking areas.
So? Irrelevant. Eliminate E
Vishnupriya
CrackVerbal Prep Team
