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.
25 Dec 2025, 09:00
Kudos
Bookmarks
D
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% (01:59) correct
28%
(02:15)
wrong
based on 210
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Many startups present aggressive user growth projections to attract funding, but such forecasts often lead to unsustainable burn rates and eventual failure. One firm recently projected a tenfold increase in users within twelve months, despite having a small engineering team and minimal marketing spend. Skepticism about these projections arose, given that similar firms with greater resources had grown more slowly. Nonetheless, funding was approved based on the founder’s proven execution history and a pre-launch distribution partnership with a major platform.
In the argument above, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first is a challenge to the plausibility of a strategic forecast; the second accepts that challenge and concludes the forecast should be abandoned.
B. The first identifies a structural weakness in a proposed plan; the second presents an unrelated consideration that supports the plan nonetheless.
C. The first offers evidence against the feasibility of a projection; the second qualifies that evidence by introducing a broader market dynamic.
D. The first introduces an objection based on historical precedent; the second provides a contrasting factor that outweighed the objection in determining a course of action.
E. The first raises a reason to reject a proposed action; the second is a conclusion that contradicts that rejection by relying on a more compelling assumption.
In the argument above, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first is a challenge to the plausibility of a strategic forecast; the second accepts that challenge and concludes the forecast should be abandoned.
B. The first identifies a structural weakness in a proposed plan; the second presents an unrelated consideration that supports the plan nonetheless.
C. The first offers evidence against the feasibility of a projection; the second qualifies that evidence by introducing a broader market dynamic.
D. The first introduces an objection based on historical precedent; the second provides a contrasting factor that outweighed the objection in determining a course of action.
E. The first raises a reason to reject a proposed action; the second is a conclusion that contradicts that rejection by relying on a more compelling assumption.
12 Days of Christmas Competition
This question is part of our holiday event
Win $40,000 in prizes: courses, tests, and more
V40-25
25 Dec 2025, 10:00
Kudos
Bookmarks
Bunuel
GMAT Club Official Solution:
A. The first is a challenge to the plausibility of a strategic forecast; the second accepts that challenge and concludes the forecast should be abandoned.
This says the second boldface “accepts the doubt and abandons the plan.” But that’s not what happened as the funding was approved anyway. So this is wrong because the second boldface does not say “we rejected the forecast”; it says “we funded them anyway.”
B. The first identifies a structural weakness in a proposed plan; the second presents an unrelated consideration that supports the plan nonetheless.
This says the second boldface is “unrelated” to the first. But it’s actually very related and it’s the reason they funded the startup despite the doubt. So this is also wrong because the second boldface isn’t random; it directly addresses the first.
C. The first offers evidence against the feasibility of a projection; the second qualifies that evidence by introducing a broader market dynamic.
This says the second boldface is about “a broader market dynamic.” But it’s not, it’s about the founder’s track record and a distribution deal, not market conditions.
D. The first introduces an objection based on historical precedent; the second provides a contrasting factor that outweighed the objection in determining a course of action.
This sounds right. First boldface = objection based on history (other companies with more resources grew slower). Second boldface = reason they still funded anyway (founder track record + partnership), a factor that outweighed the objection.
E. The first raises a reason to reject a proposed action; the second is a conclusion that contradicts that rejection by relying on a more compelling assumption.
This says the second boldface is a “conclusion” that contradicts the first. But the second boldface isn’t a conclusion; it’s a reason they went ahead. Also, it’s not about a “more compelling assumption”; it’s about concrete evidence (founder track record, partnership).
General Discussion
25 Dec 2025, 09:37
Kudos
Bookmarks
In 1st line it has given the general idea about what author thinks about the funding for startups.
from 2nd line it is going in the specific of one particular firm
after that in 3rd line it shows which is BF1, the idea or problem with the firm numbers which is kind of raising doubt
in 4th line it shows other factors which outweighs in deciding the funding for the startup.
So if we look at the option
A) the second BF2 is not abandoning the forecast, infact there is not much correlation between both BFs hence eliminate
B) There is no such proposed plan that BF1 is trying to weaken it is just putting the problem that it sees in the numbers hence eliminate
C) No correlation between two BFs hence eliminate
D) Exactly what we discussed above, BF1 is raising objection and BF2 has outweighed factors that author considers -- Keep
E) No plan has been rejected hence eliminate
Hence answer (D)
from 2nd line it is going in the specific of one particular firm
after that in 3rd line it shows which is BF1, the idea or problem with the firm numbers which is kind of raising doubt
in 4th line it shows other factors which outweighs in deciding the funding for the startup.
So if we look at the option
A) the second BF2 is not abandoning the forecast, infact there is not much correlation between both BFs hence eliminate
B) There is no such proposed plan that BF1 is trying to weaken it is just putting the problem that it sees in the numbers hence eliminate
C) No correlation between two BFs hence eliminate
D) Exactly what we discussed above, BF1 is raising objection and BF2 has outweighed factors that author considers -- Keep
E) No plan has been rejected hence eliminate
Hence answer (D)
