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VRK, an iconic actor, endorses several leading apparel and footwear lines. He plans to launch his own apparel and footwear line- VRX. Advisers to VRK have cautioned him that if VRX does not meet the quality expectations of customers, it could endanger his brand value and consequently his other endorsements. However, the Quality Control Board has certified that VRX products have the necessary quality standards to enter a competitive market. Therefore, VRK hopes that the introduction of VRX will lead to an increase in his overall annual revenue since___________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. most leading apparel and footwear manufacturers are not disinclined towards hiring a competitor as their brand ambassador
B. in the past, all the brands that VRK has endorsed have earned commendable revenues for their manufacturers
C. VRK’s reputation in the field of acting supersedes that of other actors who endorse similar brands
D. VRX products have been vouchsafed by the Quality Control Board as being better than those endorsed by VRK for other manufacturers
E. the general public is more inclined to purchase products endorsed by their icons than ones without such endorsements
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. most leading apparel and footwear manufacturers are not disinclined towards hiring a competitor as their brand ambassador
B. in the past, all the brands that VRK has endorsed have earned commendable revenues for their manufacturers
C. VRK’s reputation in the field of acting supersedes that of other actors who endorse similar brands
D. VRX products have been vouchsafed by the Quality Control Board as being better than those endorsed by VRK for other manufacturers
E. the general public is more inclined to purchase products endorsed by their icons than ones without such endorsements
07 Aug 2019, 11:21
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from the premise:
(1) VRK + leading brands ------> revenues
(2) leading brands = quality meeting customer expectations
(3) VRX = necessary quality standards to enter a competitive market
(4) (NO) quality meeting customer expectations = endanger his brand value and consequently his other endorsements (& Overall revenue loss)
Conclusion:
VRK + VRX ---> increase overall revenues
so possible underlying assumption must be that:
VRX = necessary quality standards to enter a competitive market = quality meeting customer expectations.
Choices:
(A) most leading apparel and footwear manufacturers are not disinclined towards hiring a competitor as their brand ambassador
irrelevant for several reasons: (yet best contender)
(1) "most" means that it is not a must.
(2) if VRK is selling apparel and footwear, this doesn't mean that he became a competitor for other leading manufacturers. He may be targeting a different customer segment, style, age, or even geographic area.
(B) in the past, all the brands that VRK has endorsed have earned commendable revenues for their manufacturers
This can be already known from the premise. we need an unstated assumption that support the conclusion.
(C) VRK’s reputation in the field of acting supersedes that of other actors who endorse similar brands.
out of scope for two reasons:
(1) we are comparing between (VRK + leading brands) and (VRK + VRX) , so VRK is a common factor and it is pointless to compare between his talent and other actors.
(2) the acting talent was not mentioned as a criteria for success and more revenues. "Iconic" may have several explanations ( we can't assume that the more talented actor must mean more revenues)
(D) VRX products have been vouchsafed by the Quality Control Board as being better than those endorsed by VRK for other manufacturers
Indeed, if we care sure that VRX is better quality than other endorsed by VRK, this means that VRX, with its necessary quality standards, is exceeding the customers expectations. This fills the gap and support the conclusion.
(E) the general public is more inclined to purchase products endorsed by their icons than ones without such endorsements
out of scope, similar to C, we are comparing between (VRK + leading brands) and (VRK + VRX) , so VRK is a common factor and it is pointless to compare products with no endorsers.
D IMO
(1) VRK + leading brands ------> revenues
(2) leading brands = quality meeting customer expectations
(3) VRX = necessary quality standards to enter a competitive market
(4) (NO) quality meeting customer expectations = endanger his brand value and consequently his other endorsements (& Overall revenue loss)
Conclusion:
VRK + VRX ---> increase overall revenues
so possible underlying assumption must be that:
VRX = necessary quality standards to enter a competitive market = quality meeting customer expectations.
Choices:
(A) most leading apparel and footwear manufacturers are not disinclined towards hiring a competitor as their brand ambassador
irrelevant for several reasons: (yet best contender)
(1) "most" means that it is not a must.
(2) if VRK is selling apparel and footwear, this doesn't mean that he became a competitor for other leading manufacturers. He may be targeting a different customer segment, style, age, or even geographic area.
(B) in the past, all the brands that VRK has endorsed have earned commendable revenues for their manufacturers
This can be already known from the premise. we need an unstated assumption that support the conclusion.
(C) VRK’s reputation in the field of acting supersedes that of other actors who endorse similar brands.
out of scope for two reasons:
(1) we are comparing between (VRK + leading brands) and (VRK + VRX) , so VRK is a common factor and it is pointless to compare between his talent and other actors.
(2) the acting talent was not mentioned as a criteria for success and more revenues. "Iconic" may have several explanations ( we can't assume that the more talented actor must mean more revenues)
(D) VRX products have been vouchsafed by the Quality Control Board as being better than those endorsed by VRK for other manufacturers
Indeed, if we care sure that VRX is better quality than other endorsed by VRK, this means that VRX, with its necessary quality standards, is exceeding the customers expectations. This fills the gap and support the conclusion.
(E) the general public is more inclined to purchase products endorsed by their icons than ones without such endorsements
out of scope, similar to C, we are comparing between (VRK + leading brands) and (VRK + VRX) , so VRK is a common factor and it is pointless to compare products with no endorsers.
D IMO
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VRK endorses several brands of apparel.
He plans to launch his own called VRX.
Advisers have said that if VRX does not meet quality expectations of customers, his brand value could be endangered.
Board said that VRX has quality required to enter competitive market.
Conclusion: VRK hopes that VRX will increase his overall revenue.
Note that the conclusion talks about increasing total revenue. So the earlier revenue should not suffer and there should be additional revenue (or additional revenue should more than make up for any loss in earlier revenue)
What will help us establish that overall revenue should increase?
A. most leading apparel and footwear manufacturers are not disinclined towards hiring a competitor as their brand ambassador
This helps. If most of the brands he endorses are disinclined towards hiring a competitor, his earlier revenue will see a big hit. So VRX may be competitive but its sale is unlikely to make up for a big hit.
B. in the past, all the brands that VRK has endorsed have earned commendable revenues for their manufacturers
Doesn't tell us what happens when VRK launches his own brand.
C. VRK’s reputation in the field of acting supersedes that of other actors who endorse similar brands
Irrelevant.
D. VRX products have been vouchsafed by the Quality Control Board as being better than those endorsed by VRK for other manufacturers
Does not matter. We know that VRX products have enough quality. We don't know how they will be priced. If they are priced higher than expected due to higher quality, we don't know whether they will sell. We also don't know whether his other endorsements will be fine with VRX. So we cannot say what may happen to overall revenue.
E. the general public is more inclined to purchase products endorsed by their icons than ones without such endorsements
All products we are talking about are endorsed by VRK hence irrelevant.
Answer (A)
