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20 May 2023, 12:45
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The option that most strongly supports the firm's decision to purchase and install an afterburner is option (E): The firm has reason to fear that negative publicity regarding the complaints could result in lost sales.
This option suggests that the firm's decision is driven by the potential negative impact on their business. Even though the firm roasts only 8 pounds of coffee at a time and is not legally required to install an afterburner, they are concerned about the complaints and the resulting negative publicity. They believe that if the complaints become widely known, it could lead to a loss of sales. Therefore, to protect their reputation and prevent potential financial losses, they have decided to purchase and install the afterburner.
This option suggests that the firm's decision is driven by the potential negative impact on their business. Even though the firm roasts only 8 pounds of coffee at a time and is not legally required to install an afterburner, they are concerned about the complaints and the resulting negative publicity. They believe that if the complaints become widely known, it could lead to a loss of sales. Therefore, to protect their reputation and prevent potential financial losses, they have decided to purchase and install the afterburner.
29 May 2024, 06:10
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Premises:
Regulations require machine roasting more than 10 pounds of coffee to be equipped with expensive smoke-dissipating afterburners.
Coffee Roast roasts only 8 pounds of coffee at a time.
Decision: The company has decided to purchase and install an afterburner.
What will support/strengthen the company's decision? My first thought is that perhaps they are expecting to expand their operations so will start roasting more than 10 pounds and hence will need the afterburner anyway soon. Though many other options could strengthen the decision.
(A) Until setting on the new air quality regulations, the board had debated whether to require afterburners for machines roasting more than 5 pounds of coffee at a time.
Irrelevant. The limit has been set to 10 pounds. What the board had debated before setting the limit is irrelevant.
(B) Coffee roasted in a machine equipped with an afterburner has its flavor subtly altered.
This would be reason to not install the afterburner until made to do so by law. It doesn't strengthen the conclusion.
(C) The cost to the firm of an afterburner is less than the cost of replacing its roaster with a smaller one.
The firm doesn't need to replace its roaster. It is already roasting only 8 pounds, not 10.
(D) Fewer complaints are reported in areas that maintain strict rules regarding afterburners.
This option doesn't tell us anything specific about the situation at hand. How number of complaints reported vary by the strictness of rules doesn't strengthen our conclusion.
(E) The firm has reason to fear that negative publicity regarding the complaints could result in lost sales.
Correct. This makes sense. The firm could have wanted to fix the issue raised in the complaint to avoid negative publicity. Even if the rules don't require them to fix the pollution problem, the firm could fear financial harm in lost sales because of negative publicity. Then, the expensive afterburner may make sense.
Answer (E)
22 Jun 2025, 00:01
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This is a strengthen the argument question.
Like weaken, strengthen questions also require us to isolate the conclusion. As we will be looking for the answer that makes our belief stronger on the premise-conclusion relationship such as analogies, survey, reports, statistical data etc.
Protect the missing information
a) by keeping any option that fills the gap
b) by eliminating the answer that attacks the missing information
(E) The firm has reason to fear that negative publicity regarding the complaints could result in lost sales. - This gives a motivation to the company to do something about the smoke causing roasters. The company could:
1) Replace the smoke causing roasters with new ones which do cause smoke
2) Install expensive afterburner which dissipates smoke
We are given that the company decides to install an afterburner. (E) seems to be the best reason to install expensive afterburner which solves the complaints due to smoke and not loose sales as well.
Answer: E
Like weaken, strengthen questions also require us to isolate the conclusion. As we will be looking for the answer that makes our belief stronger on the premise-conclusion relationship such as analogies, survey, reports, statistical data etc.
Protect the missing information
a) by keeping any option that fills the gap
b) by eliminating the answer that attacks the missing information
(E) The firm has reason to fear that negative publicity regarding the complaints could result in lost sales. - This gives a motivation to the company to do something about the smoke causing roasters. The company could:
1) Replace the smoke causing roasters with new ones which do cause smoke
2) Install expensive afterburner which dissipates smoke
We are given that the company decides to install an afterburner. (E) seems to be the best reason to install expensive afterburner which solves the complaints due to smoke and not loose sales as well.
Answer: E
, where we must support the firm's plan by some reason.
