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The design department of a cardboard factory has a computer-operated machine that makes cuts and prepares fold lines from a standard flat piece of cardboard so that a full-size prototype can be folded and built into three dimensions. Designers constantly use the machine, which is overloaded with pending cut-outs to create, to test their sketches and, as a rule, need to build at least 5 prototypes before having a design authorized for production. To increase the department's efficiency, the factory manager is planning to introduce a rule demanding that the designers build the first three prototypes manually with pens, rulers, and cutter knives.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the reason to expect that the factory manager's plan will succeed?
(A) The computer-operated prototype builder needs to be manually fed a new piece of cardboard for every prototype that it prepares although with this help it can make 40 times more prototypes than a designer can in the same amount of time.
(B) The constant workload placed on the machine leads to an increase in the number of malfunctions it experiences, and repairing it is very expensive.
(C) Because the factory only purchased the computer-operated machine one year ago, all the designers know how to convert two-dimensional sketches into accurate three-dimensional prototypes manually.
(D) Since the last prototype is the most critical in the process, the authorization of the product depending upon it, building it manually would not be as accurate as allowing the machine to prepare the cut-out.
(E) Instead of checking thoroughly for mistakes, the designers are often hasty in sending their sketches to be created by the machine since doing so requires none of the effort entailed in building a prototype by hand.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the reason to expect that the factory manager's plan will succeed?
(A) The computer-operated prototype builder needs to be manually fed a new piece of cardboard for every prototype that it prepares although with this help it can make 40 times more prototypes than a designer can in the same amount of time.
(B) The constant workload placed on the machine leads to an increase in the number of malfunctions it experiences, and repairing it is very expensive.
(C) Because the factory only purchased the computer-operated machine one year ago, all the designers know how to convert two-dimensional sketches into accurate three-dimensional prototypes manually.
(D) Since the last prototype is the most critical in the process, the authorization of the product depending upon it, building it manually would not be as accurate as allowing the machine to prepare the cut-out.
(E) Instead of checking thoroughly for mistakes, the designers are often hasty in sending their sketches to be created by the machine since doing so requires none of the effort entailed in building a prototype by hand.
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The need to build at least 5 prototypes has overloaded the machine. so, getting the first 3 made by hand is the plan. To strengthen we need to some alternate reason which is provided by E. Designers do not thoroughly check mistakes in first few drafts because they do not have to put effort. so, if they will have make them on their own, they will be more careful.
A. actually weakens saying machine is more efficient
B. actually strengthens the requirement of plan but is not related to why the plan in question will succeed.
C. Is kind of an assumption that they know manual process
D. plan is not about the last prototype. so not related.
A. actually weakens saying machine is more efficient
B. actually strengthens the requirement of plan but is not related to why the plan in question will succeed.
C. Is kind of an assumption that they know manual process
D. plan is not about the last prototype. so not related.
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we need to strengthen the manager's reasoning, so anything that says doing manual has a merit, then that is it
(A) The computer-operated prototype builder needs to be manually fed a new piece of cardboard for every prototype that it prepares although with this help it can make 40 times more prototypes than a designer can in the same amount of time. - wrong; this doesn't strengthen
(B) The constant workload placed on the machine leads to an increase in the number of malfunctions it experiences, and repairing it is very expensive. - wrong; expense is not in the scope
(C) Because the factory only purchased the computer-operated machine one year ago, all the designers know how to convert two-dimensional sketches into accurate three-dimensional prototypes manually. - just because they know how to do it doesn't mean they should - not strengthening - out
(D) Since the last prototype is the most critical in the process, the authorization of the product depending upon it, building it manually would not be as accurate as allowing the machine to prepare the cut-out. - this actually weakens it -out
(E) Instead of checking thoroughly for mistakes, the designers are often hasty in sending their sketches to be created by the machine since doing so requires none of the effort entailed in building a prototype by hand. - this says, that when doing manually the designers do it more carefully than they'd do if a machine does it - this is actually strengthening the conclusion
Option E is the correct answer
(A) The computer-operated prototype builder needs to be manually fed a new piece of cardboard for every prototype that it prepares although with this help it can make 40 times more prototypes than a designer can in the same amount of time. - wrong; this doesn't strengthen
(B) The constant workload placed on the machine leads to an increase in the number of malfunctions it experiences, and repairing it is very expensive. - wrong; expense is not in the scope
(C) Because the factory only purchased the computer-operated machine one year ago, all the designers know how to convert two-dimensional sketches into accurate three-dimensional prototypes manually. - just because they know how to do it doesn't mean they should - not strengthening - out
(D) Since the last prototype is the most critical in the process, the authorization of the product depending upon it, building it manually would not be as accurate as allowing the machine to prepare the cut-out. - this actually weakens it -out
(E) Instead of checking thoroughly for mistakes, the designers are often hasty in sending their sketches to be created by the machine since doing so requires none of the effort entailed in building a prototype by hand. - this says, that when doing manually the designers do it more carefully than they'd do if a machine does it - this is actually strengthening the conclusion
Option E is the correct answer
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