Explain this question please (deals with ratios)

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A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

A. that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times

B. that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times

C. that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

D. CEO's who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

E. CEO's now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

I chose Answer A because it sounds like how real people would write English. Why is the answer B?
And is A really wrong?
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by mani_gmat » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:20 am
Option A is incorrect because in optiona A we are comparing
"419 times more pay with blue-collar workers " ideally pay has to be compared with the pay of blue collar workers

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by barron » Thu May 08, 2008 6:19 am
I discounted A because of 'average' word

the ratio will always be a finite number. you can't find an average of a particular ratio.

B and C clearly tells it is the average number of CEO's who earn

Choose C because of past tense in second part of comparison

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