United States manufacturers currently produce most of the world's solar-power generators--most of which are exported to Europe. However, European manufacturers are emerging and probably will ultimately capture much of the European market. The United States government is funding initiatives intended to encourage use of solar power within the United States. If these initiatives succeed in increasing the demand for solar-power generators in the United States, United States manufacturers will probably maintain significant production levels, since __________. Which of the following most logically completes the argument? A. some United States manufacturers have been substantially increasing their output over the last several years B. the efficiency of solar-power generators in converting energy from the Sun into electric power is not improving as fast as it once did C. just as European manufacturers enjoy certain competitive advantages in Europe, so do United States manufacturers in the United States D. European governments are currently undertaking initiatives to stimulate the use of solar power within Europe E. the current market for solar-power generators in the United States is very limited

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why option E is not correct.

The correct option should explain why United States manufacturers will probably maintain significant production levels. The reason for maintaining production levels cannot be that the current market for solar-power generators in the United States is very limited. Hence option E is wrong.

Why cant it be the reason when the question states that demand will increase with the funding? Stating the current mkt is limited and demand will increase with funding explains "maintaining" significant production levels better than having comptt advantage ?

Am I going out of bounds of the argument ? is it far fetched ?

I am sort of with you here... Ro_007 it seems the fact that the market is under-developed and they are increasing the marketing efforts, it should help. However, thinking about it really hard seems to flip the question upside down and weaken the conclusion. If the current demand is low, that may mean there is a great opportunity or may mean the market is really not going to move much and even if you double the sales with marketing efforts it may not enough to compensate for the EU market loss....

Not loving this question however, so I am going to tweak the answer choices. Thank you for brining it up. I have provided you with 2 weeks of the tests for your help.