Reasoning: So as to increase sales, manufacturers are cutting prices. Since this is a weaken question, the correct answer undoubtedly proves that sales will not increase after cutting costs or provides an alternative cause for increasing sales. An incorrect answer either strengthens the answer or is neutral.
A. The proposed list prices would seem low to a typical buyer for the manufacturer’s most important corporate customers. Strengthen - if the prices were low, its customers would likely purchase, thereby increasing sales.
B. The capabilities of workstations suitable for given jobs are not significantly different among various manufacturers. Stengthened - If the capabilities are not wide-ranging, then the low prices are likely to attract buyers, thereby increase sales.
C. The manufacturer’s most important corporate customers employ as buyers persons who are very knowledgeable about prices for workstations for customeraided
design. Strengthened - If m. employ those who are knowledgeable of prices, low prices are likely in attract more buyers, thereby increasing sales.
D. Customers differ significantly in the percentage of resources they can devote to computer workstations. [color=#ed1c24]Neutral - This neither weakens the argument or strengthens it.[/color]
E. Buyers for corporations that purchase workstations for computer-aided design receive bonuses for negotiating large discounts from the list price. Correct - This gives a different cause for the effect of increasing sales. The original cause and effect relationship is low prices and increased sales; whereas, now the such relationship is high discounts and increased sales. This indeed weakens the relationship.