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Buying elaborate screensavers—programs that put moving images on a computer monitor to prevent damage—can cost a company far more in employee time than it saves in electricity and monitor protection. Employees cannot resist spending time playing with screensavers that flash interesting graphics across their screens.
Which one of the following most closely conforms to the principle illustrated above?
(A) A school that chooses textbooks based on student preference may not get the most economical package.
(B) An energy-efficient insulation system may cost more up front but will ultimately save money over the life of the house.
(C) The time that it takes to have a pizza delivered may be longer than it takes to cook a complete dinner.
(D) A complicated hotel security system may cost more in customer goodwill than it saves in losses by theft.
(E) An electronic keyboard may be cheaper to buy than a piano but more expensive to repair.
Which one of the following most closely conforms to the principle illustrated above?
(A) A school that chooses textbooks based on student preference may not get the most economical package.
(B) An energy-efficient insulation system may cost more up front but will ultimately save money over the life of the house.
(C) The time that it takes to have a pizza delivered may be longer than it takes to cook a complete dinner.
(D) A complicated hotel security system may cost more in customer goodwill than it saves in losses by theft.
(E) An electronic keyboard may be cheaper to buy than a piano but more expensive to repair.
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I prefer D. The security system does offer some benefit, though the disadvantages are far more worse.
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Buying elaborate screensavers—programs that put moving images on a computer monitor to prevent damage—can cost a company far more in employee time than it saves in electricity and monitor protection. Employees cannot resist spending time playing with screensavers that flash interesting graphics across their screens.
Type- parallel/similar reasoning question
We need something in which you take an action with one goal in mind (screensavers save money),but it turns out to be counterproductive(overall loss due to screensavers), because of some secondary issue (employees cannot resist spending time playing). Sometimes the benefits of safety or efficiency measures can be outweighed by the detriments associated with those well-intended
precautionary actions.
(A) A school that chooses textbooks based on student preference may not get the most economical package.- incorrect
(B) An energy-efficient insulation system may cost more up front but will ultimately save money over the life of the house.- incorrect, one can consider an energy-efficient system as a precautionary investment, but this choice results in net positive outcome
(C) The time that it takes to have a pizza delivered may be longer than it takes to cook a complete dinner.- incorrect; an investment is made in the interest of precaution but may end up having a greater cost than benefit.
(D) A complicated hotel security system may cost more in customer goodwill than it saves in losses by theft.- Correct, "Complicated" hotel security system matches well with "elaborate" screensavers. The goal was to save money but we lost more in customer goodwill.
(E) An electronic keyboard may be cheaper to buy than a piano but more expensive to repair.- incorrect, this answer deals with the choice between two different products, where one is less expensive to purchase but more expensive to repair.
Answer D
Type- parallel/similar reasoning question
We need something in which you take an action with one goal in mind (screensavers save money),but it turns out to be counterproductive(overall loss due to screensavers), because of some secondary issue (employees cannot resist spending time playing). Sometimes the benefits of safety or efficiency measures can be outweighed by the detriments associated with those well-intended
precautionary actions.
(A) A school that chooses textbooks based on student preference may not get the most economical package.- incorrect
(B) An energy-efficient insulation system may cost more up front but will ultimately save money over the life of the house.- incorrect, one can consider an energy-efficient system as a precautionary investment, but this choice results in net positive outcome
(C) The time that it takes to have a pizza delivered may be longer than it takes to cook a complete dinner.- incorrect; an investment is made in the interest of precaution but may end up having a greater cost than benefit.
(D) A complicated hotel security system may cost more in customer goodwill than it saves in losses by theft.- Correct, "Complicated" hotel security system matches well with "elaborate" screensavers. The goal was to save money but we lost more in customer goodwill.
(E) An electronic keyboard may be cheaper to buy than a piano but more expensive to repair.- incorrect, this answer deals with the choice between two different products, where one is less expensive to purchase but more expensive to repair.
Answer D
