Ralph started a company in Finleytown that washed windows in commercia

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Ralph started a company in Finleytown that washed windows in commercial buildings. His Sparkle View Company was very successful, and he was able to earn a substantial salary and retire at age 50. Ralph’s cousin Pete sold his auto repair company in Maintown and opened a Sparkle View Company so that he, too, will be able to retire when he reaches 50.

Which of the following is a faulty assumption upon which Pete bases his conclusion?

A. Because Finleytown is a small city with a population of 60,000, while Maintown has 120,000 residents, more people will know Ralph and patronize his business.
 B. The commercial sector of Maintown is mostly comprised of office buildings, which have more windows than retail outlets do.
 C. Ralph had little experience in the window-washing business, but he took a community-college course in starting a small business, which helped him set up his company.
 D. The auto repair business provides an essential service, while window washing is more of a luxury than a necessity.
 E. The factors that led to Ralph’s success will not necessarily translate to the same success for Pete.

NamrataD · Answer

Need help to understand "faulty assumption". Is it something that is opposite to a regular assumption?

For Answer choice E, when we negate it, seems to work as a good assumption for Pete's conclusion. Is this the reason why we consider it as a "faulty assumption"?

Sloth45 · Answer

Hello,

I think "faulty" in this question is just there to stress why Pete might be wrong. I don't think that makes any difference though.
Might work or might not, but anyway it is assumption.
So Answer E.

PikaB · Answer

How does this work. E would have been correct if it was mentioned that "The factors that led to Ralph’s success will necessarily translate to the same success for Pete."

But the option is -"The factors that led to Ralph’s success will not necessarily translate to the same success for Pete." which negates the conclusion.

The answer should be B.

Does faulty mean something here?

sayan640 · Answer

The OA is incorrect in this case.  VeritasKarishma   Bunuel   GMATNinja

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KarishmaB · Answer

Ralph did windows cleaning business in Finleytown and became v successful & retired early. 
Pete is doing the same business in Maintown to become v successful & retire early too.

What is the flaw in his logic? That he assumes the same business will lead to the same success for him too in Maintown. The parameters may be v different for Pete and he may not get the same success even if the business is the same.

Option (E) is written incorrectly. His assumption is that the factors will translate into same success for him too. Option (E) says the negative.

Note that none of the other options make sense as something that Pete is assuming. So it is possible that the question stem of the question is not correct. The options, if true, could represent a flaw in the plan. They do not reflect Pete's assumptions.

sayan640

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