Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 1612:00 PM EDT
-11:59 PM EDT
You’re first to know: Save $200 on GMAT prep starting tomorrow, 4/13. Get 6 official practice tests and study with real questions. Be ready to save!
Apr 2212:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
Apr 2301:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
Struggling with GMAT Verbal as a non-native speaker? Harsh improved his score from 595 to 695 in just 45 days—and scored a 99 %ile in Verbal (V88)! Learn how smart strategy, clarity, and guided prep helped him gain 100 points.
Apr 2308:00 PM PDT
-09:00 PM PDT
Video explanations + diagnosis of 10 weakest areas + 150+ short videos + study plan!
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
(medium)
Question Stats:
72% (02:09) correct
28%
(02:25)
wrong
based on 10376
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Ythex has developed a small diesel engine that produces 30 percent less particulate pollution than the engine made by its main rival, Onez, now widely used in Marania; Ythex's engine is well-suited for use in the thriving warehousing businesses in Marania, although it costs more than the Onez engine. The Maranian government plans to ban within the next two years the use of diesel engines with more than 80 percent of current diesel engine particulate emissions in Marania, and Onez will probably not be able to retool its engine to reduce emissions to reach this target. So if the ban is passed, the Ythex engine ought to sell well in Marania after that time.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument above depends?
A. Marania's warehousing and transshipment business buys more diesel engines of any size than other types of engines.
B. Ythex is likely to be able to reduce the cost of its small diesel engine within the next two years.
C. The Maranian government is generally favorable to anti-pollution regulations.
D. The government's ban on high levels of pollution caused by diesel engines, if passed, will not be difficult to enforce.
E. The other manufacturers of small diesel engines in Marania, if there are any, have not produced an engine as popular and clean-running as Ythex's new engine.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument above depends?
A. Marania's warehousing and transshipment business buys more diesel engines of any size than other types of engines.
B. Ythex is likely to be able to reduce the cost of its small diesel engine within the next two years.
C. The Maranian government is generally favorable to anti-pollution regulations.
D. The government's ban on high levels of pollution caused by diesel engines, if passed, will not be difficult to enforce.
E. The other manufacturers of small diesel engines in Marania, if there are any, have not produced an engine as popular and clean-running as Ythex's new engine.
ID: 500113
CR75231.01
Verbal Review 2020 NEW QUESTION
CR75231.01
Verbal Review 2020 NEW QUESTION
If this question felt shaky,
try an adaptive mini quiz of similar problems in
GMAT Club Forum Quiz →. Free plan gives 5 questions per day.
16 May 2019, 22:01
Kudos
Bookmarks
Manang
sayiurway
Quote:
Manang and sayiurway are spot on! Just because the ban is difficult to enforce does not mean that it will not be enforced! In order for (D) to work, we'd have to assume that the level of difficulty will actually prevent Marania from enforcing the law.
Quote:
Consider the logic of the passage: Ythex's main rival is Onez. Onez's product is currently widely used and cheaper than Ythex's new product. However, if the ban is passed, the use of Onez's product will be banned.
The specific logic here is that Ythex's product ought to sell well BECAUSE the ban will eliminate Ythex's main competition. But if other manufacturer's have produced a new product that is JUST AS popular and clean-running as Ythex's product, then Ythex WILL in fact have new competition. If there would be new competition, then we cannot reason that Ythex's product ought to sell well BECAUSE the ban will elimination competition!
In other words, the argument is that Ythex's product ought to sell well when Onez's product goes away. But if other products (regardless of how many) will enter the market when Onez's product goes away, then we have no idea whether competition will increase, decrease, or stay the same. Without (E), we cannot conclude that Ythex's new product ought to sell well.
kausikS
Quote:
How the number of diesel engines compares to the number of other types of engines does not matter. Maybe diesel engines only represent 10% of the total engines. Regardless, "Ythex's engine is well-suited for use in the thriving warehousing businesses in Marania." We don't care how sales of the new diesel engine compare to sales of other engines.
If the currently used diesel engines are banned and warehousing businesses replace the banned engines with Ythrex's new product, then Ythrex's new product ought to sell well.
I hope that helps!
04 Apr 2020, 05:35
Kudos
Bookmarks
Passage Analysis
· Ythex has developed a small diesel engine that produces 30 percent less particulate pollution than the engine made by its main rival, Onez,
- o The company Ythex introduced a new type of small diesel engine.
o This engine gives out 30% less particulate emissions than what their main competitor company Onez’s engine produce.
· now widely used in Marania;
- o Onez’s engine is the current popular diesel engine in Marania.
· Ythex's engine is well-suited for use in the thriving warehousing businesses in Marania, although it costs more than the Onez engine.
- o The engine by Ythex is appropriate for application in warehousing business, which is booming in Marania.
o But this engine costs more than Onez’s engine.
· The Maranian government plans to ban within the next two years the use of diesel engines with more than 80 percent of current diesel engine particulate emissions in Marania,
- o Within two years, the Maranian government intends to prohibit the usage of diesel engines which exceed 80 percent of the current maximum limit in diesel engine particulate emissions, in the country.
· and Onez will probably not be able to retool its engine to reduce emissions to reach this target.
- o It is unlikely that Onez will be able to re-design their engine to keep the emission less than the revised cut-off.
· So if the ban is passed, the Ythex engine ought to sell well in Marania after that time.
- o Therefore, once the ban is passed, the Ythex engine is expected to be sold widely in Marania.
Conclusion: The new Ythex diesel engine will sell well in Marania if the ban is passed.
Pre-thinking
Question Stem Analysis
We are required to identify the assumption necessary for the above argument to hold.
Falsification Question
In what scenario is it possible that the new Ythex engine will not sell well in Marania even if the ban is passed?
Given that
- · Ythex’s small diesel engine produces 30 percent less particulate pollution than the engine made by its main rival, Onez.
· Ythex's engine is well-suited for use in the thriving warehousing businesses in Marania, although it costs more than the Onez engine.
· The Maranian government plans to ban within the next two years the use of diesel engines with more than 80 percent of current diesel engine particulate emissions in Marania.
· Onez will probably not be able to retool its engine to reduce emissions to reach this target.
Thought Process
The author expects Ythex’s small and clean diesel engine which is suitable for use in the warehousing business that thrives in Marania will be sold widely once the ban on engines that pollute more than 80 percent of the current emission limit is effected. This is because the main rival Onez’s engine which is currently very popular is unlikely to be retooled to survive the ban. But we do not know anything of the existence of other competitors in the market. Also, all these calculations are based on the expectation of the ban being imposed effectively.
Falsification condition#1
What if there are other competitors who will come forward with diesel engine models that can survive the ban and be popular? In that case the facts hold but the conclusion breaks down.
Assumption#1
There exist no competitors for Ythex in Marania who has come up with a clean and popular small diesel engine.
Falsification condition#2
What if the ban will not be effective to a significantly large scale? I.e., if the businesses continue to use Onez’s engine even if it is against the law on paper? Here, the premises remain the same, but the conclusion cannot hold.
Assumption#2
The ban will be effective in Marania in a significantly large scale.
Answer Choice Analysis
(A) Marania's warehousing and transhipment business buys more diesel engines of any size than other types of engines.
INCORRECT
Comparison between the number of diesel engines and other types of engines, that too bought by only one type of business, is out of context of the question. Hence this cannot be the right answer.
(B) Ythex is likely to be able to reduce the cost of its small diesel engine within the next two years.
INCORRECT
Even if the cost is not reducible, once the ban is effective, the engine ought to sell well for its higher quality and for being the best option available. Hence this is not a correct answer choice.
(C) The Maranian government is generally favorable to anti-pollution regulations.
INCORRECT
What the Maranian government generally favours is an out of context information and has no relevant effect on our argument. Hence this is a wrong answer choice.
(D) The government's ban on high levels of pollution caused by diesel engines, if passed, will not be difficult to enforce.
INCORRECT
Even though effectiveness of the ban must be assumed, the relative difficulty to make the ban effective is not relevant. Hence this is an incorrect answer choice.
(E) The other manufacturers of small diesel engines in Marania, if there are any, have not produced an engine as popular and clean-running as Ythex's new engine.
CORRECT
This is in line with our pre-thinking assumption 1 and hence the correct answer.
