nehadass wrote:
To be accepted as a member at the Brown Country Club, one must have a net worth of over ten million dollars and must not have any connections to the entertainment industry. Robert Chase, the publishing magnate, has a net worth of 5 billion dollars and has been accepted as a member at the Brown Country Club.
Given the statements above, which one of the following conclusions must be true?
A. Chase’s membership was preapproved.
B. Chase does not know anyone who has connections to the entertainment industry.
C. Chase’s ex-business partner is a major concert promoter, has a net worth of 100 million dollars, and is a member of the Brown Country Club.
D. Chase’s brother, who has also petitioned for membership at Brown, has a net worth of 10 billion dollars and considers it beneath his dignity to associate with anyone in the entertainment industry. Hence, his petition will be accepted.
E. Chase has not financed any Hollywood movies.
Here's my take on this
The ONLY information mentioned is as follows
+5 million dollars and No connection with entertainment industry --> Membership at brown club
Robert -> A member -> Satisfies the money criteria
Lets strictly stick to this information and nothing else
A. Nothing of this sort is mentioned in the information given
B. He might know someone who further has connections in the entertainment industry. As long as he does not have any connection with the entertainment industry, I think its all good. So this option is out !
C. Ok ok.. We really have no information about his business partner at all
D. This is an interesting option. This can be remotely inferred from the information given, or can be one of the possible cases, but cannot serve as the conclusion of the argument above
E. Well, this seems to be the best answer. Robert meets the money criteria (as given in the argument). This option states that he has not financed any film, so NO CONNECTION, which was the second criteria to be a member of the country club
Hope this helps !