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by pnk » Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:26 pm
The consistency of ice cream is adversely affected by even slight temperature changes in the freezer. To counteract this problem, manufacturers add stabilizers to ice cream. Unfortunately, stabilizers, though inexpensive, adversely affect flavor. Stabilizers are less needed if storage temperatures are very low. However, since energy costs are constantly going up, those costs constitute a strong incentive in favor of relatively high storage temperatures.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

(A) Even slight deviations from the proper consistency for ice cream sharply impair its flavor.
(B) Cost considerations favor sacrificing consistency over sacrificing flavor.
(C) It would not be cost effective to develop a new device to maintain the constancy of freezer temperatures.
(D) Stabilizers function well only at very low freezer temperatures.
(E) Very low, stable freezer temperatures allow for the best possible consistency and flavor of ice cream.

[spoiler]OA - E; LSAT; pls justify 'best' in E[/spoiler]
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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:37 pm
pnk wrote:The consistency of ice cream is adversely affected by even slight temperature changes in the freezer. To counteract this problem, manufacturers add stabilizers to ice cream. Unfortunately, stabilizers, though inexpensive, adversely affect flavor. Stabilizers are less needed if storage temperatures are very low. However, since energy costs are constantly going up, those costs constitute a strong incentive in favor of relatively high storage temperatures.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

(A) Even slight deviations from the proper consistency for ice cream sharply impair its flavor.
(B) Cost considerations favor sacrificing consistency over sacrificing flavor.
(C) It would not be cost effective to develop a new device to maintain the constancy of freezer temperatures.
(D) Stabilizers function well only at very low freezer temperatures.
(E) Very low, stable freezer temperatures allow for the best possible consistency and flavor of ice cream.

[spoiler]OA - E; LSAT; pls justify 'best' in E[/spoiler]
I understand that manufacturers favour consistency and can sacrifice flavour.

B says the just opposite of it.

Am i correct???

Coming to E..... Obviously Very low, stable freezer temperatures can maintain consistency & flavour.
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by hardik.jadeja » Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:24 am
A) A says slight deviations from the proper consistency for ice cream sharply impair its flavor. Its not the temperature, its the Stabilizers that impair its flavor. Flavor gets impaired only if Stabilizers are added. -> Wrong.

B) B says cost considerations favor sacrificing consistency over sacrificing flavor. This not supported in the passage. The extra cost can be transferred to the consumer. -> Wrong

C) Development of new device is out of scope. -> Wrong

D) D says stabilizers function well only at very low freezer temperatures. But the stabilizers are added to ice-cream when low freezer temperatures are not possible to achieve. This information contradicting the information given in the passage. -> Wrong

E) Since very low, stable freezer temperatures make it possible to achieve better consistency and, this in turn, helps us avoid stabilizers. So we get better flavor and better consistency in ice-cream. Thus this is the correct answer.
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by kvcpk » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:17 am
IMO E..

But, I am unable to understand the exact meaning of the last statement..
However, since energy costs are constantly going up, those costs constitute a strong incentive in favor of relatively high storage temperatures.
Can someone help me ?

Thanks!!
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:51 am
kvcpk wrote:IMO E..

But, I am unable to understand the exact meaning of the last statement..
However, since energy costs are constantly going up, those costs constitute a strong incentive in favor of relatively high storage temperatures.
Can someone help me ?

Thanks!!
let me put it this way:

There are 2 issues which bother iceream manufacturers

1. Consistency Issue

2. Flavor Issue

To tackle Issue No 1, they have to use Stabiizers(chemicals) or they have to use chillers to maintain low temperatures.

Now again 2 issues crop up. One if they use stabilizers, flavour becomes a issue. OR if they use chillers, then energy cost becomes a issue.

The last line says that Energy cost are greater than cost of using stabilizers. So if they opt for stabilizers to maintain consistency, then they have a "incentive/benefit".

Why Incentive/ benefit?? becox they are saving some amount in terms of energy costs!!
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by kvcpk » Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:02 am
gmatmachoman wrote: let me put it this way:

There are 2 issues which bother iceream manufacturers

1. Consistency Issue

2. Flavor Issue

To tackle Issue No 1, they have to use Stabiizers(chemicals) or they have to use chillers to maintain low temperatures.

Now again 2 issues crop up. One if they use stabilizers, flavour becomes a issue. OR if they use chillers, then energy cost becomes a issue.

The last line says that Energy cost are greater than cost of using stabilizers. So if they opt for stabilizers to maintain consistency, then they have a "incentive/benefit".

Why Incentive/ benefit?? becox they are saving some amount in terms of energy costs!!
Thanks gmatmachoman.. got it now..
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by paes » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:59 pm
E is better than other choices.

But I couldn't justify the word 'best' in E.

On a exam day, probably I would cancel this cgoice in the first scan only.
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by Testluv » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:59 pm
E) Since very low, stable freezer temperatures make it possible to achieve better consistency and, this in turn, helps us avoid stabilizers. So we get better flavor and better consistency in ice-cream. Thus this is the correct answer.
great reasoning, Govi!

In an inference question the right answer must be true based on one or more statements in the passage.

We know that at very low temperatures ice cream is consistent. Thus, there is no need for stabilizers, and, therefore, no adverse effect on taste. Thus, the stimulus proves that we will have best consistency and flavor at very low temperatures.

The passage never definitely establishes that "even slight" deviations from consistency will "sharply" impair flavor. Thus, choice A is incorrect. (Both "even slight" and "sharply" are extreme).

The passage discusses incentive. This is not sufficient to prove that choice B must be true. In fact, if temperatures are not low, we have both inconsistency and, due to the addition of stabilizers, diminished flavor. It's not a trade-off. Choice B is a distortion.

Choice C is completely outside the scope. Thus, it could easily be false--it doen't have to be true.

The passage clearly implies the opposite of choice D--the passage tells us that as temperaures go up, temperature fluctuations increase, and thus stabilizers need to be added. This strongly suggests that stabilizers ARE able to function at temperatures higher than "very low". So, not only does choice D not have to b true, but also the passage proves that it must be false--why would we add stabilizers if they don't work? We can call this choice a "180".
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by martin.jonson007 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:35 am
Testluv wrote:
E) Since very low, stable freezer temperatures make it possible to achieve better consistency and, this in turn, helps us avoid stabilizers. So we get better flavor and better consistency in ice-cream. Thus this is the correct answer.
great reasoning, Govi!

In an inference question the right answer must be true based on one or more statements in the passage.

We know that at very low temperatures ice cream is consistent. Thus, there is no need for stabilizers, and, therefore, no adverse effect on taste. Thus, the stimulus proves that we will have best consistency and flavor at very low temperatures.

The passage never definitely establishes that "even slight" deviations from consistency will "sharply" impair flavor. Thus, choice A is incorrect. (Both "even slight" and "sharply" are extreme).

The passage discusses incentive. This is not sufficient to prove that choice B must be true. In fact, if temperatures are not low, we have both inconsistency and, due to the addition of stabilizers, diminished flavor. It's not a trade-off. Choice B is a distortion.

Choice C is completely outside the scope. Thus, it could easily be false--it doen't have to be true.

The passage clearly implies the opposite of choice D--the passage tells us that as temperaures go up, temperature fluctuations increase, and thus stabilizers need to be added. This strongly suggests that stabilizers ARE able to function at temperatures higher than "very low". So, not only does choice D not have to b true, but also the passage proves that it must be false--why would we add stabilizers if they don't work? We can call this choice a "180".
Testluv,

E is safe heaven only b'coz of absense of perfect answer...


E is is not the CONCLUSION (or properly inferred ) of this passage...! it is just one of the TRUE statement of passage.

As u suggest once that after reading the passage , structure of Answer should be there in yr mind already...

HAD the B option 180 degree , it would have made the perfect choice... means the CONCLUSION...

like....Cost considerations favor sacrificing flavor over sacrificing consistency .... is the INFERRED but this choice is not available ...

E is correct.... not because it is inferred BUT only b'coz it is TRUE....


It wud be great if comment on it...

Thanks...!
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by Testluv » Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:18 am
E is correct.... not because it is inferred BUT only b'coz it is TRUE....
As I said in my post above, on the GMAT an inference is something that must be true based on one or more statements in the passage.

If we are asked to infer, then normally we're looking for something slightly new.

If we are asked directly what must be true, then the right answer may even be a restatement of a portion of the passage.

In this case, the passage never explicitly states "best"--we have to figure that out--we have to infer that.
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by martin.jonson007 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:33 am
Testluv wrote:
E is correct.... not because it is inferred BUT only b'coz it is TRUE....
As I said in my post above, on the GMAT an inference is something that must be true based on one or more statements in the passage.

If we are asked to infer, then normally we're looking for something slightly new.

If we are asked directly what must be true, then the right answer may even be a restatement of a portion of the passage.

In this case, the passage never explicitly states "best"--we have to figure that out--we have to infer that.
Thanks a lot for yr response... Testluv

jus one last ques....

if given a choice, which is 180 degree of statement B

then what will be ans acc to You ....

B or still E... ?
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by Testluv » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:36 pm
Thanks a lot for yr response... Testluv

jus one last ques....

if given a choice, which is 180 degree of statement B

then what will be ans acc to You ....

B or still E... ?
Hi,

not sure I fully understand the question. First of all, nothing can stop choice E from being correct. As in quant, in verbal, there is only one correct answer, and that answer is categorically distinct from the four wrong answers--otherwise, the test would lose its meaning and would cease to be an objective barometer of ability. If another choice also stated a valid inference, then the question would be flawed in design.

By 180, I mean a choice that the passage has proven must be FALSE. Because an inference is something that must be true, something that must be FALSE is a "180"--or at least we can call it that!

Hope that helps!
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