Compounding effects of drugs

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Compounding effects of drugs

by LulaBrazilia » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:56 pm
Executives and federal officials say that the use of crack and cocaine is growing rapidly among workers, significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of more than $100 billion a year.

(A) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of

(B) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already cost business

(C) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, already with business costs of

(D) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costing business

(E) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costs business
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:03 pm
The answer is B. I go through the question in detail in the full solution below (taken from the GMATFix App).

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