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SC Practice question #46

by missionmba » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:59 am
Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
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by sibbineni » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:54 am
IMO C
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by dileepsinha » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:21 am
IMHO A
C seem to imply that the stadiums had fewer seats so as to reduce supply and increase prices.
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by ajmoney09 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:27 am
I have to say c aswell.
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by reachac » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:05 pm
IMO A
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by chandramouli » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:37 am
IMHO, its C.
A is also close, but the statement 'with fewer seats' could mean that the Major League Baseball lobbied using 'fewer seats' for lobbying.
I think there is a modifier problem.
Wats the OA.
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by aj5105 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:11 am
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices --the answer

B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. --E

C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices --E--that refers to specific stadiums which is not the case

D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. -- E

E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. --E
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by aj5105 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:20 am
IMO one more reason not to pick C.

'that had' - does this mean the stadiums had fewer seats & now they have more seats comparitively?


pls post the OA.
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A

by hitmewithgmat » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:53 am
Between A and C, OA is A.

Does anyone who can explain this?
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by schumi_gmat » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:44 am
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. ----seats are countable
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. ----sounds like stadiums had fewer seats but not now
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
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by sjd00d » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:53 pm
IMO A, what's the OA?
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by x2suresh » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:13 pm
I agree with schumi
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by deepoe » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:52 pm
Cynic charge so it is present simple. A
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Re: SC Practice question #46

by marcusking » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:01 am
missionmba wrote:Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
It must be A.

C can be interpreted like they lobbied on behalf of stadiums that had fewer seats.
The intent was to lobby for stadiums to have fewer seats.

C is incorrect, but close.
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