QS: Support the economists' doubt
A: 1st. Broadly flat----> A beacon of hope
2nd. man.output & exports---->boosted economy--->create h.q. jobs.
However,
If auto. comps increase Exports----> no new jobs
A. The automobile industry does not create low-quality jobs. What about high quality or else mid quality jobs? Partial. OUT
B. Even though the exports of Sonic Automobiles, a manufacturing company in Kranland, grew more than 20% in the last year, its number of employees grew only by 5%.----> It somehow creates jobs. OUT
C. The automobile industry is a capital intensive industry and frequently goes through cycles of growth and recession.--->Growth and Recession? This may create or lose jobs. Neutral. OUT
D. To succeed in the global manufacturing industry, a company has to be extraordinarily efficient, requiring the use of the same workforce for more production.----> If no change in # of employees---->then succeed. This shows companies need not to hire employees to succeed. Keep it.
E. Ranland’s automobile companies are financially well off than their Kranlandian peers and can cut down their prices to gain market share-----> This is additional info that describes the companies of what they can do. OUT
D is correct