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Mitchell Motor Company recently had a big jump in pick-up truck sales after hiring a new design team to give their pick-up trucks a more upscale look designed to appeal to a more affluent clientele. The company is now planning to launch a new line of sub-compact cars using the same concept.
The company's plan assumes that
(A) other sub-compact cars with an upscale look do not yet exist in the market
(B) an upscale clientele would be interested in a sub-compact car
(C) the same design team could be employed for both projects
(D) giving sub-compacts an up-scale look requires a design team
(E) customers who bought older pick-up trucks would be just as likely to buy the new upscale looking pick-up trucks
Answer: B
The plan is: “Upscale look increased sales for pick-up trucks, so an upscale look will increase sales for sub-compacts.” That only works if affluent buyers are actually willing to buy a sub-compact at all. So the plan assumes an upscale clientele would be interested in a sub-compact car.
Why the others are not necessary
A Even if upscale sub-compacts already exist, Mitchell could still gain sales with its own version.
C They could use a different team; the plan is about the concept, not the staffing.
D A design team is not required; any method that creates the look would do.
E What past pick-up buyers do is irrelevant to whether the new sub-compact line will succeed.