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Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?
When malaria rates in a tropical country are high, drug companies reduce the cost of many kinds of anti-parasite medications. The reason is that drug companies want to take in as much money as possible in medication sales so that they can invest the money into research for more profitable drugs. Anti-parasite drug cost reductions are likely to achieve this objective since __________.
(A) when prices decrease, more companies enter the market with competing anti-parasite drugs
(B) drug companies that spend a smaller percentage of revenues on research are unable to take advantage of anti-parasite drug cost reductions for this reason
(C) many more people will purchase anti-parasite medications if the price is lower than if the price remained the same
(D) an increase in the number of anti-parasite drugs sold raises the likelihood that some species of parasite will mutate so that the drug is not effective against it
(E) resulting research is unlikely to result in a malaria vaccine
When malaria rates in a tropical country are high, drug companies reduce the cost of many kinds of anti-parasite medications. The reason is that drug companies want to take in as much money as possible in medication sales so that they can invest the money into research for more profitable drugs. Anti-parasite drug cost reductions are likely to achieve this objective since __________.
(A) when prices decrease, more companies enter the market with competing anti-parasite drugs
(B) drug companies that spend a smaller percentage of revenues on research are unable to take advantage of anti-parasite drug cost reductions for this reason
(C) many more people will purchase anti-parasite medications if the price is lower than if the price remained the same
(D) an increase in the number of anti-parasite drugs sold raises the likelihood that some species of parasite will mutate so that the drug is not effective against it
(E) resulting research is unlikely to result in a malaria vaccine
03 Sep 2025, 00:33
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can someone confirm on the answer of this question please? is it c?
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What is been told in the passage is:
Our answer choice should say that "Lower the prices, and revenue/cash flow should increase, leaving enough money for research and development"
(A) when prices decrease, more companies enter the market with competing anti-parasite drugs
Incorrect: Irrelevant
(B) drug companies that spend a smaller percentage of revenues on research are unable to take advantage of anti-parasite drug cost reductions for this reason
Incorrect: Weakens the argument
(C) many more people will purchase anti-parasite medications if the price is lower than if the price remained the same
Correct: Says exactly what we want, Lower prices, more people will purchase, more is the revenue.
(D) an increase in the number of anti-parasite drugs sold raises the likelihood that some species of parasite will mutate so that the drug is not effective against it
Incorrect: Out of Scope
(E) resulting research is unlikely to result in a malaria vaccine
Incorrect: Irrelevant
- Malaria rate high--> Drug companies reduce anti parasite medicine costs
- Why--> In order to maximize money for R&D
- Thus reducing the prices should achieve the goal.
Our answer choice should say that "Lower the prices, and revenue/cash flow should increase, leaving enough money for research and development"
(A) when prices decrease, more companies enter the market with competing anti-parasite drugs
Incorrect: Irrelevant
(B) drug companies that spend a smaller percentage of revenues on research are unable to take advantage of anti-parasite drug cost reductions for this reason
Incorrect: Weakens the argument
(C) many more people will purchase anti-parasite medications if the price is lower than if the price remained the same
Correct: Says exactly what we want, Lower prices, more people will purchase, more is the revenue.
(D) an increase in the number of anti-parasite drugs sold raises the likelihood that some species of parasite will mutate so that the drug is not effective against it
Incorrect: Out of Scope
(E) resulting research is unlikely to result in a malaria vaccine
Incorrect: Irrelevant
