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PostSat May 19, 2007 7:45 am
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Background information: This year, each film submitted to the Barbizon Film Festival was submitted in one of ten categories. For each category, there was a panel that decided which submitted films to accept.

Fact 1: Within each category, the rate of acceptance for domestic films was the same as that for foreign films.

Fact 2: The overall rate of acceptance of domestic films was significantly higher than that of foreign films.

In light of the background information, which of the following, if true, can account for fact 1 and fact 2 both being true of the submissions to this year's Barbizon Film Festival?

A. In each category, the selection panel was composed of filmmakers, and some selection panels included no foreign filmmakers.

B. Significantly more domestic films than foreign films were submitted to the festival.

C. In each of the past three years, the overall acceptance rate was higher for foreign than for domestic films, an outcome that had upset some domestic filmmakers.

D. The number of films to be selected in each category was predetermined, but in no category was it required that the acceptance rate of foreign films should equal that of domestic films.

E. Most foreign films, unlike most domestic films, were submitted in categories with high prestige, but with correspondingly low rates of acceptance.

I have the OA, but I don't understand the answer really!
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PostMon May 21, 2007 11:53 am
I would root for B...if the number of domestic films submitted to the festival were to increase...that would explain greater number of awards won by domestic filsm
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PostWed May 23, 2007 3:22 am
OA Please?
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PostWed May 23, 2007 3:49 am
I will go with E.

Assume catoegory X has acceptance rate of 1 out of 5

Assume catoegory Y has acceptance rate of 3 out of 5

Since foreign films were submitted only to X, it's acceptance rate is 1/5

Sinnce domestic films were submitted to both the catoegories, it's acceptance rate is 4/10 1.e. 2/5

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PostWed May 23, 2007 4:45 pm
f2001290 wrote:
I will go with E.

Assume catoegory X has acceptance rate of 1 out of 5

Assume catoegory Y has acceptance rate of 3 out of 5

Since foreign films were submitted only to X, it's acceptance rate is 1/5

Sinnce Foreign films were submitted to both the catoegories, it's acceptance rate is 4/10 1.e. 2/5
Great explanation. Thats a wrap!

B) would not by itself be a good explanation, as it doesn't specify what categories each film type was submitted to. Without that you can't assume what is directly stated in E) so E) is better.
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PostSun Dec 20, 2009 12:06 pm
I have used PoE to use E.

Issue here though rate of acceptance is same in each category for foreign as well as domestic films, why the overall rate of acceptance much higher for domestic one.

A: Talks about panel constituents, nonsense
B: Issue at hand is rate of acceptance and total number of acceptance, so knowing lot of domestic movie submitted helps no further.
C: Another nonsensical time consuming option,
D: Whether foreign acceptance rate is equal doesn't helps, it could be lower or more no info in fact.

E : IS right on target, it says foreign movies were submitted in low acceptance categories. SO overall rate of their acceptance is poor. Fine enough. I will take it.
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