The pace of new technology brings a constant stream of new

On second thought I pick B
Reason: Inconsistent punctuation after the alphabet choice .

E...
if they are loyal they will stick to the coy and buy its new technology when it comes...
but if they are not they will easily switch over to any competitors product.

This question is tough and i think in 700 bracket

Anyway , my take is B

Conclusion:-
if a company wishes to introduce a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.
Option B suggests that introducing planned introduction of new devices while sales of old devices are still strong will lead to consumers resentment and impact on sales

C bcoz

consumers may resent feeling pressured to spend money to replace a device they have just purchased, even if the new technology is clearly superior

A Consumer would try to replace a device if he or she thinks it is outdated. This means that the consumer would have some knowledge of the technology that he or she is using now to that is currently available in the market.

OA ??

The pace of new technology brings a constant stream of new devices to the market and many of them enjoy commercial success.But analysts warn that announcing new technology too soon after the introduction of a successful device can backfire: consumers may resent feeling pressured to spend money to replace a device they have just purchased, even if the new technology is clearly superior. The result is that consumers either do not buy the old device in anticipation of the new one, or they do not buy the new device out of resentment over having already spent their money on the old one. So if a company wishes to introduce a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.

Which of the following, if true, would best support the claims made above?

a· New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial surge in sales.

b. Media outlets such as television and magazines often report on the planned introduction of new devices while sales of old devices are still strong.

c· Consumers are usually able to determine whether new technology is superior to current technology.

d· Surveys have shown that consumers prefer to make only one or two technology purchases per year.

e· Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose products they enjoy using.

Hi !!!!...

Is the right answer "D"...

Didnt see any answers given for the ques.

Conclusion is "consumers either do not buy the old device in anticipation of the new one, or they do not buy t he new device out of resentment over having already spent their money on the old one"

Bangalorian, I think you misunderstood the conclusion. I believe the conclusion is "So if a company wishes to introduce a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline."

We need to find an answer choice that will support the claim that companies should introduce a new device only when sales of the old device are decreasing.

Looking at answer choices:
A: not relevant
B: it says that media announce the plans for new devices when sales of old devices are still strong. The word announce is very important here because it means that plans for new devices are announced to consumers who will then stop purchasing the old device to wait for the new (as the argument suggests). Sales of the old device will drop and it will be a good time to launch the new device soon. Correct answer
C: completely irrelevant
D: that doesn't support neither weakens the argument's conclusion. Knowing that consumers make only one or two pruchases a year doesn't mean that they won't buy a new device after having bought an old one as we do not know what timeline is between the old and new
E: that would rather weaken


OA please?

Hey All,

I was private messaged about this question, so I'm here to do my best with it. I've seen it before, but it's never been one of my favorites. Anyone know where it's from (maybe it's MGMAT!). Let's take a look:

The pace of new technology brings a constant stream of new devices to the market and many of them enjoy commercial success. But analysts warn that announcing new technology too soon after the introduction of a successful device can backfire: consumers may resent feeling pressured to spend money to replace a device they have just purchased, even if the new technology is clearly superior. The result is that consumers either do not buy the old device in anticipation of the new one, or they do not buy t he new device out of resentment over having already spent their money on the old one. So if a company wishes to introduce a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.

Conclusion: If introducing a new device, don't ANNOUNCE until old device purchases down.
Premise: Consumers don't want to buy new tech soon after old tech. This means they don't buy old tech if they know new tech is coming.

We want to strengthen this argument.

a· New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial surge in sales.
PROBLEM: We don't actually care about the amount of money made, only all the sales.

b. Media outlets such as television and magazines often report on the planned introduction of new devices while sales of old devices are still strong.
ANSWER: If media outlets report new devices even while sales of old devices are strong, then announcing it is super dangerous, because word will get out and people will stop buying the old product. Best not to announce until old sales have gone down, because then the coverage won't hurt the old device sales.

c· Consumers are usually able to determine whether new technology is superior to current technology.
PROBLEM: The issue isn't about what's better, just newer.

d· Surveys have shown that consumers prefer to make only one or two technology purchases per year.
PROBLEM: This strengthens the idea of not releasing technology too often, not the notion that one should wait to announce something until old sales are down.

e· Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose products they enjoy using.
PROBLEM: This has nothing to do with loyalty at all. The question is if people will keep buying new products from the same company if they know that something better is coming.

Hope that helps!

-tommy

yup,
it is for the reason explained by TommyWallach.
there is nothing to add

OK Corrected Ans is B

I get it now if the products are marketed then the people will stop buying the old products and wait for new

The Q and A are quite confusing as the Q is to strengthen the conclusion that companies should not release new products till the sales of old products have gone down.

And even though the ans makes sense, its quite illogical if the same company advertises itself to drive the sales of old products down to make way for new.

Man, they do try to confuse you. Using "the result is that..." almost at the end of the passage makes you believe that this is the conclusion. But in reality, the conclusion comes only in the last sentence, written in a way that won't make you pay attention because it's not eloquent.
Sometimes the conclusion is at the beginning, and they only explain the reasoning in the following sentences.
And, if the question is something like: which of the following, if true, would strengthen the statements above?, it really doesn't help because it doesn't call for the conclusion, it could be any part of the reasoning. Then, it may seem to you that several of the answer choices support the above statements.
You really need to be careful and understand the passage, before reading what they want you to answer.

The pace of new technology brings a constant stream of new
devices to the market and many of them enjoy commercial success.
But analysts warn that announcing new technology too soon after
the introduction of a successful device can backfire: consumers may
resent feeling pressured to spend money to replace a device they
have just purchased, even if the new technology is clearly superior.
The result is that consumers either do not buy the old device in
anticipation of the new one, or they do not buy the new device out
of resentment over having already spent their money on the old
one. So if a company wishes to introduce a new device, it should
wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.

Which of the following, if true, would best support the claims made
above?
· New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial
surge in sales.
· Media outlets such as television and magazines often report on
the planned introduction of new devices while sales of old
devices are still strong.
· Consumers are usually able to determine whether new
technology is superior to current technology.
· Surveys have shown that consumers prefer to make only one
or two technology purchases per year.
· Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose
products they enjoy using.

P1-quick product launches bfire
P2-consmrs resent buying new 1 , even if better
P3-consmrs dont buy -either due to anticipation of new 1 or due 2 resentment of buying old 1
C* if comp. wants 2 launch new prdct, wait till sales of old decline.

Question stem: which of follow. if true, best support ==> strengthen Q

A.New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial surge in sales.
Opposite, will make companies to launch products quickly as they can make higher profits due to cost reduction.
B.Media outlets such as television and magazines often report on the planned introduction of new devices while sales of old devices are still strong.
Reporting new product while old sales are strong will make more people aware and reduce the sales of old P.
C.Consumers are usually able to determine whether new technology is superior to current technology.
No impact on argument, as it is already stated that cnsmrs will not buy even if the new product is better.
D.Surveys have shown that consumers prefer to make only one or two technology purchases per year.
Opposite answer, if companies know that consmrs will buy only one or two products, then its no point in addressing the resentment of earlier buys, anyways they are not going to buy new product. so companies will quickly launch new products.
E.Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose products they enjoy using.
Opposite or out of scope, if customers are loyal , new product launch will not cause any resentment in earlier buyers.

Its B.

Let's look at what the stimulus says and what the conclusion is.

Premise: New technology introduced immediately after the previous one can backfire. Why?
1. Consumers may want to wait for the new one and not get the old one
2. Consumers who bought the old one will not want to buy the new one.

Conclusion: New devices should not be introduced until old device purchase goes down.

Now let's look at the answer choices.

A little confusing at first but you get it after a second glance.

Thanks for the explanation gsothee