High-quality sweet corn is a very popular vegetable. Small-scale production can be sold directly on the farm or at roadside stands, farmer's markets, or local stores. Large-scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities to prepare shipments to terminal markets or supermarket distribution centers.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

(A) Small-scale sweet corn producers could place considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities.

(B) Large-scale sweet corn producers have the option of making a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities to prepare shipments to terminal markets or supermarket distribution centers.

(C) High-quality sweet corn is the most popular type of corn on the market.

(D) Some large-scale producers of sweet corn are among those vegetable producers that make the most considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing equipment.

(E) Large-scale corn producers do not sell their harvests directly on the farm or at roadside stands, farmer's markets or local stores.

OA A

Source: EMPOWERgmat