| Critical Reasoning Butler: September 2025 |
| September 23 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Companies X and Y have decided to enter into a joint venture to conduct mining operations together. As per the terms of the agreement, all metals that are unearthed will go to Company X and all non-metals will go to Company Y. Thus, all the Zinconium that is dug out should go to Company Y.
Which of the following most strengthens the argument?
(A) Zinconium sells for very high prices in the international market.
(B) The processing of Zinconium requires specialised machinery that is already available with Company Y.
(C) The agreement between the two companies has no provision of sharing any of the resources that are dug out.
(D) In terms of its chemical properties, Zinconium has more characteristics in common with non-metals than with metals.
(E) Company Y will bear a larger proportion of the total cost of conducting the mining operations than will Company X.
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CR 2 The perceived value of goods and services, rather than just their price, is becoming an increasingly prominent factor in the purchase decisions of modern consumers, a new report has indicated. Thus, it can be concluded that consumers will be increasingly willing to spend extra on goods and services that are high-quality and durable.
For the above statements to be true, which of the following must be true?
(A) The price of a product plays no role in the making of purchase decisions by modern consumers.
(B) There is a positive relation between the quality of a product and its durability
(C) The modern consumer is not likely to allow the quality of a product to determine his purchase decision.
(D) The ideal way for manufacturers to charge more for their products is to increase the perceived value of their products in the minds of the modern consumer.
(E) The durability of a product is in some way related to its perceived value in the minds of modern consumers.