The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries usual

Question

The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries usually comply with  their decisions, which are designed to maximize  the long term profits of member nations.

A. their decisions, which are designed to maximize
B. its decisions, which are designed to maximize
C. their decisions that are designed for the maximization of
D. its decisions that are designed for the maximization of
E. its decisions, designed as they are to maximize

SharpShark · Answer

IMO C, the subject is members

because members of the organisation of xyz and "comply" is plural so the subject is plural

The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries usually comply with their decisions, which are designed to maximize the long term profits of member nations.

A.their decisions, which are designed to maximize
B.its decisions, which are designed to maximize
C.their decisions that are designed for the maximization of
D.its decisions that are designed for the maximization of
E.its decisions, designed as they are to maximize

Economist · Answer

I will go with A.
C is restrictive.

GMAT TIGER · Answer

B. "its" is clear referent but not "their".
"designed to" is more idiomatic than "designed for".
"maximize" is better than "maximization of".

gmatjon · Answer

I will go with B, because subject is first of all is the word members, if we change the sentence slightly like this

The members ... usually comply with (their) decisions, which are designed to maximize the long term profits of member nations.

We will see that the end of the sentence (member nations) is clearly referring to OPEC. It will not make logical sense with the ending of the sentence if we put their decisions...
 IMO B

rishi0609 · Answer

i agree with B.
its point to org

D sounds bad.

gijoedude · Answer

A.their decisions, which are designed to maximize
OPEC is singular. So their is out.

B.its decisions, which are designed to maximize

C.their decisions that are designed for the maximization of
OPEC is singular. So their is out.

D.its decisions that are designed for the maximization of
Passive voice. Out.

E.its decisions, designed as they are to maximize
Sounds awkward.

Leaves B.

AnkitK · Answer

A.their decisions, which are designed to maximize>>>incorrect use of 'their' as organisation is singular
B.its decisions, which are designed to maximize >>perfect
C.their decisions that are designed for the maximization of>>wordy
D.its decisions that are designed for the maximization of>>wordy
E.its decisions, designed as they are to maximize>>wordy

akhileshgupta05 · Answer

Here the pronoun after Organisation .... refers to the organisation itself which btw stands for OPEC, so the correct pronoun should be:

The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries usually comply with  its  decisions....  Cancelling options A and C.  immediately.

E is seems awkward, so keep it aside.

Now remains B and D.

Look at the sentence and both options. the second part designed to maximize..etc etc is extra information.

D makes it sound as if the countries comply to only those decisions that maximize profits.
Does it seem so?

Leaving option B.

Finally

The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries usually comply with  its decisions, which are designed to maximize  the long term profits of member nations.

fluke · Answer

A and B are both correct in my opinion.

How can we say that it's Organization's decisions that the members comply with. Why it could not be members' decisions that the members comply with. After all, the members' decisions are Organization's decisions.

nimrod · Answer

good question...
I fell for A... very subtle difference between A and B... Normally its the companies decision that the employees follow(this includes all the employees)....

OPEC is the organization...So it has to be "its' instead of their....

puneetj · Answer

It should be A. "of" here is just another middleman.

The members  of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries  usually comply with  their decisions , and not  its decisions

Please correct me if I am wrong

puneetj · Answer

Go to this link and search for "members of the court". See that its followed by their and not it/its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internatio ... of_Justice

ashkanator · Answer

B, members is the subject for comply.... and it's is the pronoun for the organization...

metallicafan · Answer

+1 B

Meaning is critical here. If we use "their", the decisions could not be related to the decisions taken in that organization.

", which" is better because, the new clause provides additional information about those decisions.

tuanquang269 · Answer

"The members" and "Petroleum Exporting Countries" have the same chance to be the antecedent of "their", so "their" is ambiguous. "its" is clearer, only one antecedent, organization.

Choice B is the correct one.

nathandrake · Answer

their refers to the organization and hence is incorrect. B is correct one.

rajeevrks27 · Answer

its is d correct pronoun for Org of......, so eliminate A n C which....... is a non essential modifier i vote for B.. :?:

thangvietname · Answer

in D, it is not clear who make maximization so is wrong.
in b, the decisions maximize and is so correct and logic

honestly, I am afraid of choice d.

AnirudhChalla · Answer

Debatable OA. The subject here is 'Employees' and not 'OPEC'. The noun within a prepositional phrase cannot be the main subject of the sentence. And also, because the original sentence says 'their', I think it is safe to with the Employee's decisions. Experts please correct me if i am wrong.  GMATNinja   GMATNinja Two  BillyZ   generis   Abhi077

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