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To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity [#permalink] New post   31 May 2021, 06:00
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To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity, construction companies working in Zone A usually take longer than those in Zone B. The equipment used by construction companies in Zone A is more sophisticated than that available to such companies operating in Zone B. It can be said that construction companies in Zone A are far less proficient than those operating in Zone B.

To evaluate the argument, it would be most useful to form a comparison between


(A) the amount of time construction companies in each of the zones need to form a presentation aiming at earning participation in a new building project

(B) the perception and expertise utilized by the manufacturers of the building equipment used by construction companies in the respective zones

(C) the cost of the materials used in the construction of a standard building intended for housing purposes in each zone

(D) the efficiency of the offices of the respective zones involved in processing the bureaucratic paperwork required for a construction project

(E) the style of architecture implemented in the creation of a typical building constructed in each of the zones
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Re: To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2021, 04:00
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To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity, construction companies working in Zone A usually take longer than those in Zone B. The equipment used by construction companies in Zone A is more sophisticated than that available to such companies operating in Zone B. It can be said that construction companies in Zone A are far less proficient than those operating in Zone B.

To evaluate the argument, it would be most useful to form a comparison between


(A) the amount of time construction companies in each of the zones need to form a presentation aiming at earning participation in a new building project

Incorrect.

To solve this Investigation question, first break down the argument. The first two sentences are premises, citing facts. The last sentence uses the conclusion phrase It can be said that, letting us know that it's the conclusion:

    Premise A: to build a given building, companies in Zone A take longer than those in Zone B
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    Premise B: the building equipment in Zone A is better than that in Zone B
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    Conclusion: Zone A construction companies are not as good as those in Zone B

    Vital factor: ?

You are required to find the factor which is most crucial to the author's conclusion. The correct answer is an unknown factor which could support or weaken the conclusion depending on its outcome.

This answer choice introduces a factor that is out of the scope of the argument. The time it takes to form a presentation cannot affect the time it takes to build the actual building.


(B) the perception and expertise utilized by the manufacturers of the building equipment used by construction companies in the respective zones

Incorrect.

Answering the question in this answer choice would not help us determine whether the Zone A construction companies were less skillful than those in Zone B. We are already told that the equipment in Zone A is better than that in Zone B so the abilities of the manufacturers are irrelevant.


(C) the cost of the materials used in the construction of a standard building intended for housing purposes in each zone

Incorrect.

This answer choice is insignificant to the argument's conclusion and cannot, therefore, determine its validity. The costs, revenues, or profits of construction are not dealt with in the argument.


(D) the efficiency of the offices of the respective zones involved in processing the bureaucratic paperwork required for a construction project

This answer choice introduces a factor that can affect time and, therefore, is relevant to the conclusion. If the offices on Zone A are just as efficient as those in Zone B, then it is more likely that the lengthy building process in Zone A is related to the actual construction management and workers.

However, if Zone A has terrible bureaucracy and more red-tape than Zone B, then their construction companies are probably less to blame for taking a long time to finish projects.


(E) the style of architecture implemented in the creation of a typical building constructed in each of the zones

Incorrect.

To solve this Investigation question, first break down the argument. The first two sentences are premises, citing facts. The last sentence uses the conclusion phrase It can be said that, letting us know that it's the conclusion:

    Premise A: to build a given building, companies in Zone A take longer than those in Zone B
    +
    Premise B: the building equipment in Zone A is better than that in Zone B
    =
    Conclusion: Zone A construction companies are not as good as those in Zone B

    Vital factor: ?

You are required to find the factor which is most crucial to the author's conclusion. The correct answer is an unknown factor which could support or weaken the conclusion depending on its outcome.

This answer choice would not help us determine whether the author's conclusion is right since it is already answered by premise A. The argument is based on the comparison of buildings with the same design. Therefore, architecture has been excluded from the argument and cannot be a factor influencing the conclusion.
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To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity [#permalink] New post   31 May 2021, 16:00
Was confused b/w B and D but at last choose D because it will help us eliminate the possibility of differences b/w these two zone other than Proficiency.
on the other hand even after getting the comparison in B, we will not be able to tell that proficiency is the reason and we don't know how this external utilization is related to proficiency.
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To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2021, 07:34
Premise: companies in Zone A, even after having sophisticated equipment take longer to construct ----> companies in Zone A are less proficient.

To evaluate the argument we need to compare some other factor that can lead to delay in the construction projects

(A) the amount of time construction companies in each of the zones need to form a presentation aiming at earning participation in a new building project
Incorrect. This doesn't help to evaluate the argument because the presentation time to earn participation for new project doesn't consider any factors for delay in construction after getting the project


(B) the perception and expertise utilized by the manufacturers of the building equipment used by construction companies in the respective zones
Incorrect. perception and expertise by "manufacturers" of the building equipment will not help us evaluate the argument simply because it is given equipment used in zone A are more sophisticated and it is now on the companies to utilize those equipment efficiently to reduce construction time and manufacturers perception doesn't play a role in that

(C) the cost of the materials used in the construction of a standard building intended for housing purposes in each zone
Incorrect. cost is out of scope. moreover, cost is not the problem it is the delay in construction


(D) the efficiency of the offices of the respective zones involved in processing the bureaucratic paperwork required for a construction project
Correct. this will help evaluate the argument lets take both cases:
Case 1: offices in Zone A are not efficient and take longer to process paperwork.
-- this means the companies in zone A are not at fault for the delay but the offices are.
Case 2: offices in Zone A are efficient and take less/equal time compared to zone B to process paperwork.
-- meaning the companies in Zone A are less proficient.

(E) the style of architecture implemented in the creation of a typical building constructed in each of the zones
Incorrect. it is already given that "To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity,..."
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Re: To complete buildings that are similar in size, design, and complexity [#permalink] New post   23 Jul 2023, 19:24
This type of questions reminds that sometime what seemed to be less relevant and finally ignored can be the answer provided being spent more time & cautious intellect.
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