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21 Oct 2012, 15:22
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People waste a surprising amount of money on gadgets and doodads that they hardly ever use. For example, my brother spent $25 on an electric ice-cream maker two years ago, but he has used it on only three occasions. Yet, he insists that regardless of the number of times he actually uses the ice-cream maker, the investment was a good one because ___________.
Which of the following best completes the thought of the paragraph?
A. the price of ice cream will go up in the future
B. he has purchased the ice-cream maker for the convenience of having it available if and when he needs it
C. in a society that is oriented toward consumer goods, one should take every opportunity to acquire things
D. today $25 is not worth what it was two years ago on account of the inflation rate
E. by using it so infrequently he has conserved a considerable amount of electrical energy
Which of the following best completes the thought of the paragraph?
A. the price of ice cream will go up in the future
B. he has purchased the ice-cream maker for the convenience of having it available if and when he needs it
C. in a society that is oriented toward consumer goods, one should take every opportunity to acquire things
D. today $25 is not worth what it was two years ago on account of the inflation rate
E. by using it so infrequently he has conserved a considerable amount of electrical energy
21 Oct 2012, 23:57
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Answer should be B. Only this option correlates with the fact that the investment was still meaningful regardless of the number of times the machine was used.
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22 Oct 2012, 00:31
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B.
A. the price of ice cream will go up in the future -- out of scope.
B. he has purchased the ice-cream maker for the convenience of having it available if and when he needs it -- ANSWER
C. in a society that is oriented toward consumer goods, one should take every opportunity to acquire things -- seems like a general answer and not specific one
D. today $25 is not worth what it was two years ago on account of the inflation rate -- yes but you still need to use the device so that the item is a good investment.
E. by using it so infrequently he has conserved a considerable amount of electrical energy -- Yes but it depends on the usage of the device.
A. the price of ice cream will go up in the future -- out of scope.
B. he has purchased the ice-cream maker for the convenience of having it available if and when he needs it -- ANSWER
C. in a society that is oriented toward consumer goods, one should take every opportunity to acquire things -- seems like a general answer and not specific one
D. today $25 is not worth what it was two years ago on account of the inflation rate -- yes but you still need to use the device so that the item is a good investment.
E. by using it so infrequently he has conserved a considerable amount of electrical energy -- Yes but it depends on the usage of the device.
