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Clarita – an electronic-chip manufacturer conducting a thorough quality testing for its chips including a Shape Assurance test (SA) - plans to increase its revenue by increasing its production. Accordingly, a manager has reasoned that the SA test can be done away with, ensuring savings to double the production capacity. The company reasons that its chips are embedded inside radios, and so the shape won’t matter for a functional chip. However, the CEO disagrees with this proposal and says that implementing the proposal would harm the company’s plans for increasing revenue.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best support for the CEO’s stance?
A. Chips found defective in the Shape Test may be identified as functionally defective without the need to send them for the Functional Test.
B. Leading radio manufacturers use an intricate internal design for their radios in which the design and form factor of each component is predecided and any deviation in the specifications of the supplied products would lead to an immediate termination of all relations with the supplier
C. When any kind of quality assurance test is removed in an organisation, workers tend to become lenient in their adherence to the work processes.
D. On a typical day, the overlap between the group of chips found defective in a shape assurance test and the chips found defective in a functional test is hardly considerable.
E. A rival chip manufacturing company has reported a slight increase in the number of chips it could produce in any given day after the removal of the Shape Test from its batch of Quality Assurance tests.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best support for the CEO’s stance?
A. Chips found defective in the Shape Test may be identified as functionally defective without the need to send them for the Functional Test.
B. Leading radio manufacturers use an intricate internal design for their radios in which the design and form factor of each component is predecided and any deviation in the specifications of the supplied products would lead to an immediate termination of all relations with the supplier
C. When any kind of quality assurance test is removed in an organisation, workers tend to become lenient in their adherence to the work processes.
D. On a typical day, the overlap between the group of chips found defective in a shape assurance test and the chips found defective in a functional test is hardly considerable.
E. A rival chip manufacturing company has reported a slight increase in the number of chips it could produce in any given day after the removal of the Shape Test from its batch of Quality Assurance tests.
24 Feb 2020, 05:19
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Argument-
The CEO plans to increase revenues by increasing production capacity.
Manager suggests to eliminate the Shape Assessment test so that the consequent savings can lead to increase in production. However, the CEO Disagrees with the Manager’s suggestion, saying that removing the SA Test would hurt the company’s revenues.
Our objective- We need to support the CEO’s claim that the SA Test should NOT Be removed if revenues are to be increased.
A. Close, but A suggests that if a chip found defective during the shape test it would not have to be sent for a functional test, implying that the Shape test is useful to figure out functionality. What it leaves unstated is whether performing the additional functional test is an extra cost to the company, and even if it is, is it more than the cost of conducting the Shape test. Without that information, A is based on an unspoken assumption.
B. Yes. If radio manufacturers are so particular about the shape of each component that any deviation from their norms would imply a change of suppliers, then Clarita can not afford to risk any negligence in maintaining the quality of its chip’s shape. Removing the the shape test would run that risk and thereby clarita could lose its clients.
C. Even if workers become lenient about work processes in general, do they necessarily stop complying with the quality requirements? The term ‘work processes’ is too broad and it goes way beyond quality, efficiency etc. - factors that are directly related to productivity and revenue, the issue at hand in this question.
D. If the overlap is hardly considerable, then eliminating the Shape test should not make a significant difference to the functionality. Thus, D may WEAKEN the CEO’s claim regarding the importance of the shape test.
E. Other companies is irrelevant because we do not know whether they are similar to Clarita and thus what applies to them may or may not apply to Clarita.
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The CEO plans to increase revenues by increasing production capacity.
Manager suggests to eliminate the Shape Assessment test so that the consequent savings can lead to increase in production. However, the CEO Disagrees with the Manager’s suggestion, saying that removing the SA Test would hurt the company’s revenues.
Our objective- We need to support the CEO’s claim that the SA Test should NOT Be removed if revenues are to be increased.
A. Close, but A suggests that if a chip found defective during the shape test it would not have to be sent for a functional test, implying that the Shape test is useful to figure out functionality. What it leaves unstated is whether performing the additional functional test is an extra cost to the company, and even if it is, is it more than the cost of conducting the Shape test. Without that information, A is based on an unspoken assumption.
B. Yes. If radio manufacturers are so particular about the shape of each component that any deviation from their norms would imply a change of suppliers, then Clarita can not afford to risk any negligence in maintaining the quality of its chip’s shape. Removing the the shape test would run that risk and thereby clarita could lose its clients.
C. Even if workers become lenient about work processes in general, do they necessarily stop complying with the quality requirements? The term ‘work processes’ is too broad and it goes way beyond quality, efficiency etc. - factors that are directly related to productivity and revenue, the issue at hand in this question.
D. If the overlap is hardly considerable, then eliminating the Shape test should not make a significant difference to the functionality. Thus, D may WEAKEN the CEO’s claim regarding the importance of the shape test.
E. Other companies is irrelevant because we do not know whether they are similar to Clarita and thus what applies to them may or may not apply to Clarita.
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OA:
A. Chips found defective in the Shape Test may be identified as functionally defective without the need to send them for the Functional Test.
This choice presents a side benefit of Shape Test. However, the impact of the same on the revenue aspect of Clarita is unclear and therefore, this choice cannot strengthen the argument.
B When any kind of quality assurance test is removed in an organization, workers tend to become lenient in their adherence to the work processes.
This choice talks about the impact of the proposal on the workers’ diligence. However, the impact on the revenue of Clarita is not clear and therefore, this choice cannot strengthen the argument.
C On a typical day, the overlap between the group of chips found defective in a shape assurance test and the chips found defective in a functional test is hardly considerable.
This choice simply indicates that almost none of chips that do not pass the SA test have any issues with their functionality. If anything this choice strengthens the manager’s proposal and therefore cannot strengthen the CEO’s stance.
D. A rival chip manufacturing company has reported a slight increase in the number of chips it could produce in any given day after the removal of the Shape Test from its batch of Quality Assurance tests.
An increase in production capacity is expected per the Manager’s reasoning. So, if anything, this choice strengthens the manager’s proposal and therefore cannot strengthen the CEO’s stance.
E. Leading radio manufacturers use an intricate internal design for their radios in which the design and form factor of each component is predecided and any deviation in the specifications of the supplied products would lead to an immediate termination of all relations with the supplier.
Correct.
A. Chips found defective in the Shape Test may be identified as functionally defective without the need to send them for the Functional Test.
This choice presents a side benefit of Shape Test. However, the impact of the same on the revenue aspect of Clarita is unclear and therefore, this choice cannot strengthen the argument.
B When any kind of quality assurance test is removed in an organization, workers tend to become lenient in their adherence to the work processes.
This choice talks about the impact of the proposal on the workers’ diligence. However, the impact on the revenue of Clarita is not clear and therefore, this choice cannot strengthen the argument.
C On a typical day, the overlap between the group of chips found defective in a shape assurance test and the chips found defective in a functional test is hardly considerable.
This choice simply indicates that almost none of chips that do not pass the SA test have any issues with their functionality. If anything this choice strengthens the manager’s proposal and therefore cannot strengthen the CEO’s stance.
D. A rival chip manufacturing company has reported a slight increase in the number of chips it could produce in any given day after the removal of the Shape Test from its batch of Quality Assurance tests.
An increase in production capacity is expected per the Manager’s reasoning. So, if anything, this choice strengthens the manager’s proposal and therefore cannot strengthen the CEO’s stance.
E. Leading radio manufacturers use an intricate internal design for their radios in which the design and form factor of each component is predecided and any deviation in the specifications of the supplied products would lead to an immediate termination of all relations with the supplier.
Correct.
