Gmat Set SC -2

, which refers back to 1992 and makes D and E incorrect.

Among A , B and C

C is out because THEY can only refer back to "Soaring television costs"

Proportion can NOT be greater than COSTS ( apple vs orange ) So the OFFICIAL ANSWER is gone

Also PREVIOUS and present perfect tense make C incorrect. We need a past tense.

Between A and B

We need IT, otherwise we willl have a problem in our comparison. So Adios B!

Hello A

Raunekk, the other post could not find the answer either So what do you have to say ?

i know logitech...

It is just to make people know that it's one of those "UNEXPLAINED" questions..

i myself would have gone with A..

Thanks for the explanation logitech.... but is it possible to have OA incorrect in GMAT sets ?
Even i selected A as my answer.

Thanks

Where are these sets from ? MBA.com ?

And which sets ? I have them too, I can double check.

The question is from the GMAT set - 1
its from mba.com

GMAT Paper Tests I—Includes "retired" tests 14, 31, and 55

GMAT Paper Tests II—Includes "retired" tests 25, 37, and 48

GMAT Paper Tests III—Includes "retired" tests 28, 42, and 52

https://www.mba.com/mba/store/ProductInfo?SKU=1103260X

which test from the set I ? 14, 31 or 55 ?

i dont remember..... but ll check n let u know...
thanks 4 putting the efforts....

Can we say that THEY in C refers to Soaring television Costs

in that respect C can be the answer

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

A. a greater proportion than it was
(what is it refering to?)

B. a greater proportion than
C. a greater proportion than they have been
(they have been....)?)

B is my pick

This is the most weird situation I've encountered. Probably the most disputed question ever.
Half of the sources I found online give OA as C, and some of them are undecided, as Logitech suggested.
I ran into this question myself on GMAT Prep and chose B, which is the OA - see image for proof!
I chose B as I thought IT WAS in A is redundant (but not incorrect), so B is more succinct. There's no confusion by removing IT WAS in B.

Example:
A) People made more cake today than they did yesterday.
B) People made more cake today than yesterday.

B presents the idea more succinctly without disturbing the meaning.

Good atleast we got the right answer