Brindon County

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Brindon County

by maihuna » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:59 am
In Brindon County, virtually all of the fasteners-such as nuts, bolts, and screws-used by workshops and manufacturing firms have for several years been supplied by the Brindon Bolt Barn, a specialist wholesaler. In recent months many of Brindon County's workshops and manufacturing firms have closed down, and no new ones have opened.
Therefore, the Brindon Bolt Barn will undoubtedly show a sharp decline in sales volume
and revenue for this year as compared to last year.
The argument depends on assuming which of the following?
A. Last year the Brindon Bolt Barn's sales volume and revenue were significantly
higher than they had been the previous year.
B. The workshops and manufacturing firms that have remained open have a smaller
volume of work to do this year than they did last year.
C. Soon the Brindon Bolt Barn will no longer be the only significant supplier of
fasteners to Brindon County's workshops.
D. The Brindon Bolt Barn's operating expenses have not increased this year.
E. The Brindon Bolt Barn is not a company that gets the great majority of its
business from customers outside Brindon County.
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by gmatmachoman » Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:41 am

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by pandeyvineet24 » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:07 pm
1 more for E

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by hitmewithgmat » Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:56 pm
E. The Brindon Bolt Barn is not a company that gets the great majority of its business from customers outside Brindon County.

the Brindon Bolt Barn makes profits out of the Brindon county, not outside. Therefore, with bunch of business shut down, the Brindon Bolt Barn will make less money accordingly.

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by james33 » Sun May 15, 2016 9:41 pm
I am pretty sure that the right Answer is E