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This is a good question from GROCKIT. Some of the questions there are really nice and some aren't.
A good post nevertheless.

Ofcourse, it is C.

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@ Dawgie and whiplash2411

Looking at the answer choices, option B looked the most appealing to me. However looking down at your post you had noted the following.

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B: Designer goods are often a profitable venture, assuming that the label has some cachet built in. We aren't told about this either. Out of Scope.

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B: Designer goods are often a profitable venture, assuming that the label has some cachet built in.
Stimulus does not say often.

My question -- "How did you rule out the possibility of the Answer choice B completely?" -- The stimulus noted that [highlight]"others are compelling to consumers merely because of the status they offer—like designer handbags"[/highlight] and option B talks about goods or labels with some cachet built in.
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@ Dawgie and whiplash2411

Looking at the answer choices, option B looked the most appealing to me. However looking down at your post you had noted the following.

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B: Designer goods are often a profitable venture, assuming that the label has some cachet built in. We aren't told about this either. Out of Scope.

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B: Designer goods are often a profitable venture, assuming that the label has some cachet built in.
Stimulus does not say often.

My question -- "How did you rule out the possibility of the Answer choice B completely?" -- The stimulus noted that [highlight]"others are compelling to consumers merely because of the status they offer—like designer handbags"[/highlight] and option B talks about goods or labels with some cachet built in.
ezhilkumarank,

Actually appreciate you questioning further, the answer choice says, "are often a profitable venture". The portion of the stimulus that refers to designer foods does not really talk about frequency.

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I pick A :(

Thanks dawgie for the explanation
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As dawgie mentioned, profitability is not mentioned. It might compel a SMALL fraction of consumers to buy it, or else it wouldn't be a status symbol. We are not explicitly told anything about how profitable it is, just that designer labels compel some people to buy it.
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@ dawgie and whiplash2411.

Thanks for the explanation. Appreciate it. +1 to you both :-D.
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