sacmanitin wrote:
Renowned economist Susan Albernaght once stated,as an illustration of opportunity cost, that a companythat earned a return lower than the interest rate on asavings account ought to be liquidated and theproceeds distributed to the shareholders.
that a company that earned a return lower thanthe interest rate on a savings account ought to be
that a company, earning a return lower thanthe interest on a savings account, should be
that a company which earned returns lower thansavings account interest rates ought to be
a company that was earning a lower returnthan a savings account was
a company earning a return lower than that ofa savings account should be
help in irradicating the weeds
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I had gone with C. But found this post on another thread on gmatclub. Looks like OA is "A".
OA is (A)
This question is from hard SC of Princeton Review course.
Their reasoning is that only (A) correctly uses "company that ..." to specify a "restricted clause". The sentence is not perfect, but it is the best one.
I would pick (B) also, but my reasoning is little different. Take a look at (A)
Renowned economist Susan Albernaght once stated, as an illustration of opportunity cost, that a company that earned a return lower than the interest rate on a savings account ought to be liquidated and the proceeds distributed to the shareholders.
This comparison is incorrect because it compares "a return" to "interest rate". But we all know we don't "earn" on "interest rate", we "earn" on "interest" itself.
Earn $$ = Rate x SUM
Rate x SUM = interest
Earn CANNOT equal INTEREST RATE