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19 Oct 2023, 01:30
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Market Observer, Summer 2008: Sheltcorp's sales went up 12.6% between 2005 and 2006. Now that its 2007 sales figures have been released, we can see that its sales in 2007 were 38.6% greater than in 2006. Clearly, Sheltcorp has a winning formula and 2008 sales will be higher still!
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion espoused above?
A. Sheltcorp's 2007 sales figures are preliminary and may change by up to 2% when the final figures are calculated.
B. In 2006 and 2007, at the annual trade show in January, Sheltcorp released popular new products that increased Sheltcorp's sales figures for their respective years, but Sheltcorp did not release any new products at the 2008 trade show.
C. Sheltcorp offers a bonus to its employees based on annual sales.
D. The 12.6% increase in sales is the smallest annual increase seen in the past five years of Sheltcorp's history.
E. Economic forces, rather than individual company actions, are often the largest influence on annual sales figures.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion espoused above?
A. Sheltcorp's 2007 sales figures are preliminary and may change by up to 2% when the final figures are calculated.
B. In 2006 and 2007, at the annual trade show in January, Sheltcorp released popular new products that increased Sheltcorp's sales figures for their respective years, but Sheltcorp did not release any new products at the 2008 trade show.
C. Sheltcorp offers a bonus to its employees based on annual sales.
D. The 12.6% increase in sales is the smallest annual increase seen in the past five years of Sheltcorp's history.
E. Economic forces, rather than individual company actions, are often the largest influence on annual sales figures.
19 Oct 2023, 01:53
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Imo B. It introduces a specific change in circumstance that were previously associated with the observed increase in sales. I initially liked E, but its influence is more or less speculative.
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22 Oct 2023, 01:46
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The question is telling that Sheltcorp's sale has increased from 2005 to 2006 and also increased in 2007. So it will increase in 2008 also. Now we have to weaken this argument. Let us weaken this !
What if there is economic boom was there at that time and almost all the people salary increased very much.
What if Shelt Corp has released a product which is very fascinating at that time which increased their sale.
What if they selected an actor for their promotion(Like in India we have SRK
).Now let us eliminate the option :
A. Sheltcorp's 2007 sales figures are preliminary and may change by up to 2% when the final figures are calculated. - In any circumstances even if decrease 2% even if their sale increased and no mention about 2008, so out of context.
B. In 2006 and 2007, at the annual trade show in January, Sheltcorp released popular new products that increased Sheltcorp's sales figures for their respective years, but Sheltcorp did not release any new products at the 2008 trade show. -> This is exactly our thinking. So this is our answer.
C. Sheltcorp offers a bonus to its employees based on annual sales. -> OOC, Bonus is no where related to sales, no talk about 2008.
D. The 12.6% increase in sales is the smallest annual increase seen in the past five years of Sheltcorp's history. -> Its okay even if it is increasing no talk about 2008
E. Economic forces, rather than individual company actions, are often the largest influence on annual sales figures. -> Yes it dependes but no discussion of 2008 to explicitly tell that whether in 2008 what will happen, and it is also very abstract.
