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The worker’s union of GrainCorp., a grain processing plant, is attempting to obtain a pay raise from GrainCorp. management. To pressure GrainCorp. management into accepting the union’s proposal, the president of the union has proposed a boycott against SquareMart food stores, which are owned by Megafood, the parent company of GrainCorp.
The answer to which of the following questions is LEAST directly relevant to the union president’s consideration of whether a boycott of SquareMart will lead to acceptance of their pay rate proposal?
A. Would the loss of business at SquareMart stores materially affect MegaFood?
B. Are the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood?
C. How many SquareMart are within the region of the GrainCorp plant?
D. Have other unions successfully employed the same strategy?
E. Is MegaFood the only corporation that operates both grain-processing plants and food stores?
The answer to which of the following questions is LEAST directly relevant to the union president’s consideration of whether a boycott of SquareMart will lead to acceptance of their pay rate proposal?
A. Would the loss of business at SquareMart stores materially affect MegaFood?
B. Are the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood?
C. How many SquareMart are within the region of the GrainCorp plant?
D. Have other unions successfully employed the same strategy?
E. Is MegaFood the only corporation that operates both grain-processing plants and food stores?
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A. Would the loss of business at SquareMart stores materially affect MegaFood?
If the loss of business at SquareMart does not materially affect MegaFood, then the boycott would be insignificant and therefore lead to no pay rise for the workers.
B. Are the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood?
If the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores are readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood, then this will allow the boycott to be easily adopted, resulting in a successful boycott.
C. How many SquareMart are within the region of the GrainCorp plant?
This is irrelevant to the matter at hand. The number of SquareMarts which are close to the GrainCorp plant will have no bearing on the boycott.
D. Have other unions successfully employed the same strategy?
If this strategy has not worked before, then it is highly unlikely that there will be a different outcome if the same strategy is employed.
E. Is MegaFood the only corporation that operates both grain-processing plants and food stores?
If it is the only corporation which operates both grain-processing plants and food stores, then it will be near impossible for the corporation to be boycotted.
ANSWER C
If the loss of business at SquareMart does not materially affect MegaFood, then the boycott would be insignificant and therefore lead to no pay rise for the workers.
B. Are the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood?
If the staple food products purchased by consumers at SquareMart stores are readily available at other stores not owned by MegaFood, then this will allow the boycott to be easily adopted, resulting in a successful boycott.
C. How many SquareMart are within the region of the GrainCorp plant?
This is irrelevant to the matter at hand. The number of SquareMarts which are close to the GrainCorp plant will have no bearing on the boycott.
D. Have other unions successfully employed the same strategy?
If this strategy has not worked before, then it is highly unlikely that there will be a different outcome if the same strategy is employed.
E. Is MegaFood the only corporation that operates both grain-processing plants and food stores?
If it is the only corporation which operates both grain-processing plants and food stores, then it will be near impossible for the corporation to be boycotted.
ANSWER C
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Option A: This would directly relate to the president's plan as if the boycott has no effect, there is no reason for management to agree to the union's demand.
Option B: This is also relevant to the discussion. The boycott can not last long if the food products are unavailable at any other store. This means that the union would eventually cave in and buy the products without the management agreeing to their demands.
Option C: This is very less likely to affect the consideration, so we can keep it for now and look at the other options.
Option D: This is also useful question/information. If no other union has been successful in doing such boycotts, it is not very likely that this plan would work out. Also, if such plans have worked out in the past, that must mean that this plan, too, can work out.
Option E: Mega food being the only corporation owing both the grain--processing and food stores is completely irrelevant. The aim is to harm the company profits, even if there are other companies that process with both stores or if there are no other companies in both sectors, it makes no difference in the president's plan.
Comparing options C and E,
C can be relevant in the matter that if there are a large number of stores in the regions, the loss felt by the corporations would be at multiple stores and multiple locations, making the management more likely to agree to the plan.
Further, option E is clearly the least directly relevant question.
Option B: This is also relevant to the discussion. The boycott can not last long if the food products are unavailable at any other store. This means that the union would eventually cave in and buy the products without the management agreeing to their demands.
Option C: This is very less likely to affect the consideration, so we can keep it for now and look at the other options.
Option D: This is also useful question/information. If no other union has been successful in doing such boycotts, it is not very likely that this plan would work out. Also, if such plans have worked out in the past, that must mean that this plan, too, can work out.
Option E: Mega food being the only corporation owing both the grain--processing and food stores is completely irrelevant. The aim is to harm the company profits, even if there are other companies that process with both stores or if there are no other companies in both sectors, it makes no difference in the president's plan.
Comparing options C and E,
C can be relevant in the matter that if there are a large number of stores in the regions, the loss felt by the corporations would be at multiple stores and multiple locations, making the management more likely to agree to the plan.
Further, option E is clearly the least directly relevant question.
