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by mehrasa » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:45 am
Exports of United States wood pulp will rise considerably during this year. The reason for the rise is that the falling value of the dollar will make it cheaper for paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe to buy American wood pulp than to get it from any other source.

Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?

(A) Factory output of paper products in Japan and Western Europe will increase sharply during this year.
(B) The quality of the wood pulp produced in the United States would be adequate for the purposes of Japanese and Western European paper manufacturers.
(C) Paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe would prefer to use wood pulp produced in the United States if cost were not a factor.
(D) Demand for paper products made in Japan and Western Europe will not increase sharply during this year.
(E) Production of wood pulp by United States companies will not increase sharply during this year


[spoiler]OA: B.. but why C cannot be assumption[/spoiler]
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by rohangupta83 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:39 am
B is fine

If the pulp produced in US is not something Japanese and European manufacturers cannot use then the US exports won't increase.

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by mehrasa » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:50 am
rohangupta83 wrote:B is fine

If the pulp produced in US is not something Japanese and European manufacturers cannot use then the US exports won't increase.
how u eliminated choice C?

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by parul9 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:11 am
mehrasa wrote:
rohangupta83 wrote:B is fine

If the pulp produced in US is not something Japanese and European manufacturers cannot use then the US exports won't increase.
how u eliminated choice C?
Let me try to explain.
The passage states: "The reason for the rise is that the falling value of the dollar will make it cheaper for paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe to buy American wood pulp than to get it from any other source."

Only the cost aspect is stated here. That is the only differentiating factor taken into account. So, assuming that the wood pulp will serve their purpose, they will buy it from the US. Hence, it won't be C, because nothing suggests that if the pulp was priced the same, Japan and Western Europe would have still considered US wood pulp.

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by samyukta » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:20 pm
Plz mention the source.. so many material is floating on the net..so there is no point in going thru some XYZ material.

I guess the question comes from some local Indian Institutes!!

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by GmatKiss » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:52 pm
My vote for C...

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by mir.yahya » Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:53 pm
IMO : B

Option C, IMO, is out of the scope keeping conclusion in mind 'i.e., rise in pulp exports'