Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children's furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida.
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another's houses.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright.
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year.
(E) Children's furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores.
[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]
Why NOT B
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even if they know each other, the overall number of children is same. hence, B is wrong
D says, old people(who are more in number) must provide facilities for their grandchildren who visit them(for several weeks in a year) hence they rent the furniture
D says, old people(who are more in number) must provide facilities for their grandchildren who visit them(for several weeks in a year) hence they rent the furniture
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D definitely seems the best option...gmat_perfect wrote:Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]
Why NOT B
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children's furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida. Irrelevant
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another's houses. This does not address why the rentals for furnitures for infants are thriving. Also, only if a few children reside in these communities, and if even hypothetically these kids do rent out furniture for such occasions rather than simply using the furniture at their friends' places, it cannot possible lead to a thriving business.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright. Was a little confused here, but then it clicked that this evidence only refers to "many residents" WHO move..It does not mean that many residents actually move but rather a major % of the residents who move..
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year. This clearly addresses the discrepancy...MANY residents provide for visiting GRANDCHILDREN (includes infants as well as kids) for SEVERAL weeks by renting furniture. Hence the furniture rental business is thriving...
(E) Children's furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores. If this were the case, people would rather buy a piece of furniture than take it on rent.. Doesn't help...
Hope the explanation helps!!
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scorpionz wrote:D definitely seems the best option...gmat_perfect wrote:Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]
Why NOT B
I love this type of explanations , all clear ...
thank you
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children's furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida. Irrelevant
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another's houses. This does not address why the rentals for furnitures for infants are thriving. Also, only if a few children reside in these communities, and if even hypothetically these kids do rent out furniture for such occasions rather than simply using the furniture at their friends' places, it cannot possible lead to a thriving business.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright. Was a little confused here, but then it clicked that this evidence only refers to "many residents" WHO move..It does not mean that many residents actually move but rather a major % of the residents who move..
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year. This clearly addresses the discrepancy...MANY residents provide for visiting GRANDCHILDREN (includes infants as well as kids) for SEVERAL weeks by renting furniture. Hence the furniture rental business is thriving...
(E) Children's furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores. If this were the case, people would rather buy a piece of furniture than take it on rent.. Doesn't help...
Hope the explanation helps!!
Cheers!
