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Efficiency in harvesting

by Dean Jones » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:09 am
Dear Friends,

I was having problems in answering the following question.


Although improved efficiency in converting harvested trees into wood products may
reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering
prices, thereby boosting consumption.

A. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will
stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting
B. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand
will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost
C. of converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will
stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, which boosts
D. of harvested trees being converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it
will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply and lower prices, thereby
boosting
E. when harvested trees are converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates,
demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which
boost

Please help.

OA after some discussions.

My choice was option B

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by HSPA » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:16 am
I got B..

Increased efficincy in coverting X into Y.
'demand' instead of 'it' is more precise.

The more the supply the less the cost and the demand
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by mankey » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:42 am
I find A to be fine.

Please enlighten us with the OA!

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by aspirant2011 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:16 am
Yup A should be the answer.......
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by niazsna786 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:22 pm
IMO : A
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by Dean Jones » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:28 pm
OA is B. There is a cause effect in the problem which is depicted in Option A. Cab any one explain why A is incorrect.
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by mankey » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:58 am
No solution to this as yet! Can someone help on this one?

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:42 am
After going through options A & B again I realise that it in option A is ambiguous & can refer to either improved efficiency or reduced harvest rates
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by rajeevrks27 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:49 am
+1 A
Fire the final bullet only when you are constantly hitting the Bull's eye...till then KEEP PRACTISING...
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by apex231 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:19 pm
Source of this question?

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by tanviet » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:09 am
I do not understand why B. I choose C.
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by sushbis » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:43 am
+1A. Not B, because it does not show the causal relationship as shown in the original sentence, thereby changing the meaning of the original : a sin in GMAT :)
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