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This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la [#permalink] This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la   Updated on: 07 May 2024, 09:53
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This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record label in 2014.

ItemSALES REVENUE
(NATIONAL
SHARE %)		SALES REVENUE
(NATIONAL
RANK)		SALES VOLUME
(NATIONAL
SHARE %)		SALES VOLUME
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RANK)
Hats263242
Decals612431
Buttons741351
Posters502623
Programs75125
T-shirts363164
Hoodies592352
Key rings941781
Bumper stickers821711
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For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement can be shown to be true based on information in the table. Otherwise select No.

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This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels.
This label sold more posters than T-shirts in 2014.
In 2014, decals were more popular than hats among those who purchased this label’s merchandise nationwide.
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This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels.: Yes This label sold more posters than T-shirts in 2014.: No In 2014, decals were more popular than hats among those who purchased this label’s merchandise nationwide.: No

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Re: This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la [#permalink] This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la   01 Jan 2023, 13:25
Sajjad1994 Can you please post the solution.

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Re: This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la [#permalink] This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la   02 Jan 2023, 11:16
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For this label to have made three-quarters of the nation’s revenue from button sales while making only one-third of the total volume of sales, the label must have earned more money per button than did its competitors.

The label sold more posters compared to other labels than it did T-shirts compared to other labels, but we can’t know if it sold more posters than it did T-shirts without more information, such as how many total posters and T-shirts were sold by all the labels.

No information is available about the actual number of decals or hats sold by the label nationwide, so it is impossible to tell which was more popular.
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Re: This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la [#permalink] This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la   01 Mar 2024, 14:26
The question 1 is ambiguous. There are two possible interpretations:

(1)"This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for each other labels."
(2)"This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels combined.".

compare with the original
(original) "This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels."

(1)'s interpretation compares the record label's average revenue per button sold against each other label individually, while (2) compares it against the collective average of all other labels combined.­

(1) would led to "False" as the answer, because you can't infer this from the data, since you dont have information about the other companies individually, only combined.

OA/OE suggests (2) is implied.

This item could be more well written, in my oppinion
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Re: This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la [#permalink] This table displays data on band merchandise sold by a major record la   01 Mar 2024, 21:38
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The question 1 is ambiguous. There are two possible interpretations:

(1)"This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for each other labels."
(2)"This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels combined.".

compare with the original
(original) "This record label’s average revenue per button sold was higher than the average for other labels."

(1)'s interpretation compares the record label's average revenue per button sold against each other label individually, while (2) compares it against the collective average of all other labels combined.­

(1) would led to "False" as the answer, because you can't infer this from the data, since you dont have information about the other companies individually, only combined.

OA/OE suggests (2) is implied.

This item could be more well written, in my oppinion
­Yes, the question could have been more clear.
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