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27 Sep 2014, 02:36
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Which of the following is most like the CEOs’ plan in logical structure?
Federal regulations require that corporations use separate accounting firms for audit and non-audit services. This presents difficulties for many multi-national companies because there are only four large international accounting firms based in the United States. An outspoken group of CEOs has suggested breaking up the "Big Four" firms into smaller operations, so that corporations will have more options for their accounting needs.
The owners of a prosperous, family-run bakery with several food preparation facilities decide to sell various buildings to local restaurants and coffee shops so that they can retire.
A federal court rules that a communications conglomerate is in violation of anti-trust laws and must break into smaller companies to enable competition from local businesses.
A school district superintendent writes a letter to the publisher or his district’s textbooks complaining about lack of variety and suggesting that the publisher add new divisions with different emphases to their corporate structure.
A subsidiary of a large textile manufacturer is bought out in a hostile takeover, and its operations are changed.
The board of a hospital decides to retain only a small number of staff physicians and to rent out remaining space to specialists in private practice.
Federal regulations require that corporations use separate accounting firms for audit and non-audit services. This presents difficulties for many multi-national companies because there are only four large international accounting firms based in the United States. An outspoken group of CEOs has suggested breaking up the "Big Four" firms into smaller operations, so that corporations will have more options for their accounting needs.
The owners of a prosperous, family-run bakery with several food preparation facilities decide to sell various buildings to local restaurants and coffee shops so that they can retire.
A federal court rules that a communications conglomerate is in violation of anti-trust laws and must break into smaller companies to enable competition from local businesses.
A school district superintendent writes a letter to the publisher or his district’s textbooks complaining about lack of variety and suggesting that the publisher add new divisions with different emphases to their corporate structure.
A subsidiary of a large textile manufacturer is bought out in a hostile takeover, and its operations are changed.
The board of a hospital decides to retain only a small number of staff physicians and to rent out remaining space to specialists in private practice.
27 Sep 2014, 02:37
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I have a problem with the OA, because it says that the book company needs to "add".
In our original stem, there is no addition to anything.
Just taking apart something into divisions....
Can someone help reconcile this?
In our original stem, there is no addition to anything.
Just taking apart something into divisions....
Can someone help reconcile this?
27 Sep 2014, 03:56
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Hi ron34,
Premise 1: Federal regulations require that corporations use separate accounting firms for audit and non-audit
services, resulting in certain shortcomings faced by the corporations
Shortcomings: There are only four (implying lack of variety) large international accounting firms based in the United
States
Premise 2: The CEO group makes a suggestion.
Suggestion: Break up the EXISTING firms into smaller units
Purpose served by suggestion: Corporations will have more options for their accounting needs, (albeit without acquiring any new firms) resulting in variety.
Now, let us analyze C:
Shortcomings: School district superintendent writes a letter to the publisher or his district’s textbooks complaining
about lack of variety (resulting perhaps due to monotony of textual content, as indicated by purpose
of suggestion made further)
Suggestion: Break the EXISTING content iin textbooks under new headers.
Purpose served: To address the shortcomings (lack of variety), resulting in renewed focus towards desired content in accordance with level of emphasis w.r.t. their corporate structure, (albeit without addition of anything new to the original text content).
In conclusion, the CEO’s want to break up the EXISTING four firms into smaller units, which will inevitably lead to a greater number of TOTAL accounting firms, a line of reasoning quite similar to the one echoed in option C.
Premise 1: Federal regulations require that corporations use separate accounting firms for audit and non-audit
services, resulting in certain shortcomings faced by the corporations
Shortcomings: There are only four (implying lack of variety) large international accounting firms based in the United
States
Premise 2: The CEO group makes a suggestion.
Suggestion: Break up the EXISTING firms into smaller units
Purpose served by suggestion: Corporations will have more options for their accounting needs, (albeit without acquiring any new firms) resulting in variety.
Now, let us analyze C:
Shortcomings: School district superintendent writes a letter to the publisher or his district’s textbooks complaining
about lack of variety (resulting perhaps due to monotony of textual content, as indicated by purpose
of suggestion made further)
Suggestion: Break the EXISTING content iin textbooks under new headers.
Purpose served: To address the shortcomings (lack of variety), resulting in renewed focus towards desired content in accordance with level of emphasis w.r.t. their corporate structure, (albeit without addition of anything new to the original text content).
In conclusion, the CEO’s want to break up the EXISTING four firms into smaller units, which will inevitably lead to a greater number of TOTAL accounting firms, a line of reasoning quite similar to the one echoed in option C.
