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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.

What is the answer

Is it A

IMO B

aman88 wrote:IMO B

logic?

The Iceman wrote:

aman88 wrote:IMO B

logic?

The only logical answer choices are A and B. A is surely a GMAT trap because A looks so right. But, there are two flaws in it:

1) the use of it
2) The use of VERBing to show a consequence.

Because of the above two, A interprets as: Improved efficiency stimulates demand and boost consumption.

Flaw 1: Improved efficiency is not boosting consumption. Increased supply and lowered prices have boosted consumption.
Flaw 2: Increased efficiency is not stimulating demand. Demand is stimulated by increasing supply and lowering prices.

I think two flaws are enough to prefer B over A.

Let me know if I am right.
Thanks.

aman88 wrote:

The Iceman wrote:

aman88 wrote:IMO B

logic?

The only logical answer choices are A and B. A is surely a GMAT trap because A looks so right. But, there are two flaws in it:

1) the use of it
2) The use of VERBing to show a consequence.

Because of the above two, A interprets as: Improved efficiency stimulates demand and boost consumption.

Flaw 1: Improved efficiency is not boosting consumption. Increased supply and lowered prices have boosted consumption.
Flaw 2: Increased efficiency is not stimulating demand. Demand is stimulated by increasing supply and lowering prices.

I think two flaws are enough to prefer B over A.

Let me know if I am right.
Thanks.

Thanks for your explanation.

If your logic is correct, then does improved efficiency reduces harvest rates.?

Logically, efficiency should improve improve harvest rates?