| Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025 |
| June 9 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Board of ABC Company: Owing to the excellent performance of the company in the last four quarters under the leadership of the new CEO, the Board has decided to reward the CEO with a 50% bonus.
Shareholder of ABC Company: But last year ABC Company’s sales grew by only 30%, which was the lowest amongst all its competitors.
Which of the following provides the most logical counter for the Board to offer to the shareholder?
(A) ABC Company’s sales had fallen every year for the past three years.
(B) The CEO cannot be personally held responsible for the low sales growth.
(C) The CEO needs to be encouraged, else he may lose the motivation to increase the sales further.
(D) The CEO has hired several middle managers at very high salaries leading to increased costs for the company.
(E) The CEO has not made any remarkable changes to the production or marketing strategy of the company.
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CR 2 In a college election, Tom received 50% of the votes cast, Jim received 30% of the votes cast, and Joanna received the remaining 20% of the votes cast. Jim was eventually declared the winner of the election for the post of the college President.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
(A) There were only three candidates who stood for the election.
(B) The college students most likely don’t like Joanna.
(C) Tom must have spent more time campaigning than Jim or Joanna did.
(D) The number of votes received was not a criterion to decide who would be President.
(E) There must be some criterion, other than the number of votes received, that also helps decide who would be President.