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MixIt, a company that manufactures smoothie-makers, has been manufacturing smoothie-makers as well as spare parts for its products. Since old smoothie-makers develop faults and spare parts are required to fix them, MixIt should continue manufacturing spare parts for its older models in the future.
Which of the following, if true, would best support the recommendation that the company should no longer manufacture spare parts for its models?
A. After prolonged use, some of the older models of Mixit smoothie-makers become irreparable.
B. Not many manufacturers of smoothie-makers produce spare parts for their older models
C. It is becoming increasingly cheaper to replace a smoothie-maker with a new one than to get it repaired.
D. The profit margins in the sales of spare parts are significantly lower than the profit margins in the sales of smoothie-makers.
E. Excellent customer service is one of the necessary requirements for a company to be successful in the smoothie-maker market
Which of the following, if true, would best support the recommendation that the company should no longer manufacture spare parts for its models?
A. After prolonged use, some of the older models of Mixit smoothie-makers become irreparable.
B. Not many manufacturers of smoothie-makers produce spare parts for their older models
C. It is becoming increasingly cheaper to replace a smoothie-maker with a new one than to get it repaired.
D. The profit margins in the sales of spare parts are significantly lower than the profit margins in the sales of smoothie-makers.
E. Excellent customer service is one of the necessary requirements for a company to be successful in the smoothie-maker market
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Which of the following, if true, would best support the recommendation that the company should no longer manufacture spare parts for its models?
Strengthen the recommendation that company SHOULD NO LONGER MANUFACTURE SPARE PARTS FOR ITS MODELS.
A. After prolonged use, some of the older models of Mixit smoothie-makers become irreparable.
So what if some of the oldies become irreparable. If majority of the old mixers can be salvaged, the company should keep manufacturing spare parts. This doesn't strengthen the recommendation. REJECT
B. Not many manufacturers of smoothie-makers produce spare parts for their older models.
Manufacturer' decision about making spare parts cannot be based on what other manufacturers are doing. REJECT
C. It is becoming increasingly cheaper to replace a smoothie-maker with a new one than to get it repaired.
This could be a strengthener.
If repair costs are higher, one would go and buy a new smoothie maker. KEEP
D. The profit margins in the sales of spare parts are significantly lower than the profit margins in the sales of smoothie-makers.
Profit margins in spare parts may be lower as compared to margins in the sale of new smoothie makers but what if repair cost is higher than the cost of a new smoothie maker. People would rather buy a new one than getting an old one repaired.
E. Excellent customer service is one of the necessary requirements for a company to be successful in the smoothie-maker market. OUT OF SCOPE
I am confused between C and D and settle with C.
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Strengthen the recommendation that company SHOULD NO LONGER MANUFACTURE SPARE PARTS FOR ITS MODELS.
A. After prolonged use, some of the older models of Mixit smoothie-makers become irreparable.
So what if some of the oldies become irreparable. If majority of the old mixers can be salvaged, the company should keep manufacturing spare parts. This doesn't strengthen the recommendation. REJECT
B. Not many manufacturers of smoothie-makers produce spare parts for their older models.
Manufacturer' decision about making spare parts cannot be based on what other manufacturers are doing. REJECT
C. It is becoming increasingly cheaper to replace a smoothie-maker with a new one than to get it repaired.
This could be a strengthener.
If repair costs are higher, one would go and buy a new smoothie maker. KEEP
D. The profit margins in the sales of spare parts are significantly lower than the profit margins in the sales of smoothie-makers.
Profit margins in spare parts may be lower as compared to margins in the sale of new smoothie makers but what if repair cost is higher than the cost of a new smoothie maker. People would rather buy a new one than getting an old one repaired.
E. Excellent customer service is one of the necessary requirements for a company to be successful in the smoothie-maker market. OUT OF SCOPE
I am confused between C and D and settle with C.
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The question asks about a recommendation (new information) that would provide strong reason for the company to not manufacture spare parts henceforth.
A. This option actually weakens the required intent, since if some are irreparable then majority will be reparable, which provides strong reason to continue manufacture spare parts- INCORRECT
B.Should other manufacturers' strategy influence Mixlt's? because what if mixlt has the majority market share, then it would have to manufacture spare parts to provide service to its customers- NOT A STRONG REASON- INCORRECT
C. If the cost of repair is more than the cost of new product then there is no point in getting it repaired, customer would definitely go for buying the new product- STRONG LOGICAL REASON- CORRECT
D. The main reason for manufacturing the spare parts is to provide support for the repair of faulty products and not earning significant profits out of it, but the option says the company still makes profit though very low, hence not a strong reason to stop manufacturing spare parts- INCORRECT
E. This is a general statement that is very much true in the real world as well, and hence providing good customer service requires companies to provide spare parts to customers who come for repairs of their product- so the company would have to manufacture spare parts- INCORRECT
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A. This option actually weakens the required intent, since if some are irreparable then majority will be reparable, which provides strong reason to continue manufacture spare parts- INCORRECT
B.Should other manufacturers' strategy influence Mixlt's? because what if mixlt has the majority market share, then it would have to manufacture spare parts to provide service to its customers- NOT A STRONG REASON- INCORRECT
C. If the cost of repair is more than the cost of new product then there is no point in getting it repaired, customer would definitely go for buying the new product- STRONG LOGICAL REASON- CORRECT
D. The main reason for manufacturing the spare parts is to provide support for the repair of faulty products and not earning significant profits out of it, but the option says the company still makes profit though very low, hence not a strong reason to stop manufacturing spare parts- INCORRECT
E. This is a general statement that is very much true in the real world as well, and hence providing good customer service requires companies to provide spare parts to customers who come for repairs of their product- so the company would have to manufacture spare parts- INCORRECT
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