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Re: The production of leather and fur for clothing is labor intensive, whi [#permalink]
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The production of leather and fur for clothing is labor intensive, which means that these materials have tended to be expensive. But as fashion has moved away from these materials, their prices have dropped, while prices of some materials that require less labor in their production and are more fashionable have risen.

The situation described above conforms most closely to which one of the following generalizations?

(A) The price of any manufactured good depends more on how fashionable that good is than on the materials it is made from.

(B) It is more important for the materials used in the manufacture of clothing to be fashionable than it is for them to be practical.

(C) Materials that require relatively little labor in their production tend to be fashionable.

(D) The appearance of a manufactured good is the only thing that determines whether it is fashionable.

(E) Cultural trends tend to be an important determinant of the prices of materials used in manufacturing.

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Please help on this question. I understand that the other four options have very obvious errors, however I couldn't link the correct option E, with the passage. The passage doesn't tell us anything about cultural trends, can you help me understand the linkage here.
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AshutoshB wrote:
The production of leather and fur for clothing is labor intensive, which means that these materials have tended to be expensive. But as fashion has moved away from these materials, their prices have dropped, while prices of some materials that require less labor in their production and are more fashionable have risen.

The situation described above conforms most closely to which one of the following generalizations?

(A) The price of any manufactured good depends more on how fashionable that good is than on the materials it is made from.

(B) It is more important for the materials used in the manufacture of clothing to be fashionable than it is for them to be practical.

(C) Materials that require relatively little labor in their production tend to be fashionable.

(D) The appearance of a manufactured good is the only thing that determines whether it is fashionable.

(E) Cultural trends tend to be an important determinant of the prices of materials used in manufacturing.

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GMATNinja KarishmaB

Please help on this question. I understand that the other four options have very obvious errors, however I couldn't link the correct option E, with the passage. The passage doesn't tell us anything about cultural trends, can you help me understand the linkage here.


'Cultural trends' means 'fashion'
'What is fashionable' is same as 'what is trending.'
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