Is C the answer ??

imskpwr wrote:The J.C.Penney chain of retail stores broke with its conservative cash-and-carry policy during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell on credit.

A. during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell
B. for the decision at its 1958 reorganization to sell
C. when it was reorganized in 1958 for its decision to sell
D. in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell
E. by deciding at its reorganization in 1958 on the selling of

D seems good.

imskpwr wrote:The J.C.Penney chain of retail stores broke with its conservative cash-and-carry policy during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell on credit.

A. during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell - sounds good to me.
B. for the decision at its 1958 reorganization to sell - changes meaning. seems that it broke its policy for the decision.
C. when it was reorganized in 1958 for its decision to sell - changes meaning
D. in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell - not sure why this does not sound good to me. I am going by my ear. Please evaluate.
E. by deciding at its reorganization in 1958 on the selling of - changes meaning

Heavily confused. This happens to me everytime when I encounter a new SC question!

Please suggest.

Okay try going on with the sentence after removing distracting parts:

X broke with its policy in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell on credit.

hope this helps..!!

PS: OA is still awaited...!!!

imskpwr wrote:The J.C.Penney chain of retail stores broke with its conservative cash-and-carry policy during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell on credit.

A. during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell
B. for the decision at its 1958 reorganization to sell
C. when it was reorganized in 1958 for its decision to sell
D. in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell
E. by deciding at its reorganization in 1958 on the selling of

IMO: A

Interesting - and tricky - question . What's the source?

Here's my take:

How did J.C. Penney break with its pre-1958 policy? By deciding/in deciding. Notice that we need an adverbial phrase here, as I am asking how something is verb-ing.

So just like that we can get rid of 'for deciding to sell' or 'for its decision':


The J.C.Penney chain of retail stores broke with its conservative cash-and-carry policy during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell on credit.

A. during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell
B. for the decision at its 1958 reorganization to sell
C. when it was reorganized in 1958 for its decision to sell
D. in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell ANSWER
E. by deciding at its reorganization in 1958 on the selling of

Notice I also 'redded'-out (E) ...on the selling of...

One decides to verb, or in this case, in deciding to verb. Notice also the double 'on' created by (E) and the sentence.

Therefore, (D) is our answer.

Hope that helps ;

IMO, as explained by Chris, is D. But I am still not getting how you arrived at D.

What makes you think that phrases in only D and E are adverbial.

Hope if you can elaborate it a little more.

Source of this Q: Kaplan GMAT TEST-1.

imskpwr wrote:The J.C.Penney chain of retail stores broke with its conservative cash-and-carry policy during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell on credit.

A. during its 1958 reorganization for deciding to sell
B. for the decision at its 1958 reorganization to sell
C. when it was reorganized in 1958 for its decision to sell
D. in deciding during its reorganization in 1958 to sell
E. by deciding at its reorganization in 1958 on the selling of

Funny got reminded of an exact replica...

Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.
(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

EducationAisle wrote: Funny got reminded of an exact replica...

Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.
(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

Indeed a Replica.