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by crackgmat007 » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:27 pm
Exports of United States wood pulp will rise consid-
erably 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 West-
ern 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.

Is the correct answer B or C?
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by dendude » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:38 pm
The answer will have to be C
Only it provides a co-relation between the price of Wood pulp and the demand in Japan and W.Europe.

The quality of the wood pulp would be considered OOS with respect to the argument
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by tohellandback » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:42 pm
IMO B
The quality of the wood pulp produced in the
United States is NOT adequate for the
purposes of Japanese and Western European
paper manufacturers, then there is no reason they would buy it and so exports will not increase

C- rejected because talks about when cost is not a factor. But the argument is all about when cost IS a factor i.e. the falling value of dollar.

I was confused between A and B. B just looks better but anyone explain why not A?
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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by niraj_a » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:46 pm
B for me too.

C rejected because the stem focuses on the cost. C's jab at US wood pulp quality goes against the cost focused conclusion.
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by gmat740 » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:20 pm
IMO-C

Quality is the issue here. Only the cost is issue(depreciation in Dollar Value=>cost)
I was confused between A and B. B just looks better but anyone explain why not A?
(A) Factory output of paper products in Japan and
Western Europe will increase sharply during
this year.
When Factory paper demand increases, so even if the cost is a hurdle, Japan and Western Europe will continue to import no matter what is the cost

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by pandeyvineet24 » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:13 pm
C for me too.
this implies that Japan and western Europe will use United States wood pulp If it was cheaper.


(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.

Quality of wood is never a concern in the argument.
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C

by brick2009 » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:55 pm
Japs and euro would prefer to get pulp from US....THAN any other source..

So US is highly preferred.. (can infer safely)

C: All this while they were not able to use their "preferred" provider..as $ value was high.. now with depreciating $....that is no more a concern..

So we can conclude safely that.. Japanese and Europeans will prefer buying
US wood pulp..hence the expected increase.


Btw: What is the OA? plz..
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by nervesofsteel » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:54 am
IMO B

in C even if japan don't prefer america... a decrease in dollar value will make japan to buy from america...

but if quality is compromised... then japan will look for other option...
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by gmat740 » Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:26 am
IMO B

in C even if japan don't prefer america... a decrease in dollar value will make japan to buy from america...

but if quality is compromised... then japan will look for other option...
How you know if the quality deteriorates, Japan will look for other options?
Is there any info in the question?? :shock:

Anyways, can we have the OA?
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by crackgmat007 » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:17 am
I got this question from two different sources. OA in one is B & other is C. So thought of checking in the forum. Looks like its debatable.
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by brick2009 » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:57 am
Why B?

B talks abt quality...by including quality it is adding information that is not part of the original argument..

I think "quality" was implicit to the original argument..
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by mehravikas » Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:23 pm
It should be C, nowhere the argument talks about quality...!!
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by ogbeni » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:09 pm
Oh goodness! OA please! I'm going crazy with Option B vs. Option C
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by crackgmat007 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:17 pm
Saw this question in two sources. One has C & other has B as the answer.
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by cata1yst » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:57 pm
I thought B as well. No one gave a clear cut answer between B and C.

I found this on Manhattan's forum...

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/us- ... t7374.html

"If you negate B. you get,

The quality of the wood pulp produced in the United States would NOT be adequate for the purposes of Japanese and Western European paper manufacturers.

This destroys the argument, and so is a valid assumption. If US pulp is not suitable for Japanese and Western European paper manufacturers, then there will be no (or less) exports of United States wood pulp.

C is close. It strengthens the argument but is not necessary."
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