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by mundasingh123 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:36 am
A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost
exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips. In an attempt to
make purchasing electric vehicles more attractive to commuters, one electric vehicle producer is planning to
offer customers three days free rental of a conventional car for every 1,000 miles that they drive their electric
vehicle.
Which of the following, if true, most threatens the plan's prospects for success?
(A) Many eclectic vehicles that are used for commercial purposes are not needed for extended trips.
(B) Because a majority of commuters drive at least 100 miles a week, the cost to the producer of making good
the offer would add considerably to the already high price of electric vehicles.
(C) The relatively long time it takes to recharge the battery of an electric vehicle can easily be fitted into the
regular patterns of car use characteristic of commuters.
(D) Although eclectic vehicles are essentially emission-free in actual use, generating the electricity necessary
for charging an electric vehicle's battery can burden the environment.
(E) Some family vehicles are used primarily not for commuting but for making short local trips, such as to do
errands.
i feel E is also a good option because if people use cars for making short local trips , then they will longer time to redeem the free rental compared to people who use cars for commuting . doesn't this threaten the plans success
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by vineeshp » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:18 pm
What is the actual answer? Is it B? (nice question)

In E, I am not sure, the question is whether the plan to give rental cars for every 1000 miles will succeed. Even if, as you say, it takes more time to cover the 1000 miles, if the customer utilizes the free rental, then the plan succeeds right?
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by mundasingh123 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:46 pm
vineeshp wrote:What is the actual answer? Is it B? (nice question)

In E, I am not sure, the question is whether the plan to give rental cars for every 1000 miles will succeed. Even if, as you say, it takes more time to cover the 1000 miles, if the customer utilizes the free rental, then the plan succeeds right?
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by GmatKiss » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:55 am
IMO: B

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by BlindVision » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:34 am
mundasingh123 wrote:A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost
exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips. In an attempt to
make purchasing electric vehicles more attractive to commuters, one electric vehicle producer is planning to
offer customers three days free rental of a conventional car for every 1,000 miles that they drive their electric
vehicle.
Which of the following, if true, most threatens the plan's prospects for success?
(A) Many eclectic vehicles that are used for commercial purposes are not needed for extended trips.
(B) Because a majority of commuters drive at least 100 miles a week, the cost to the producer of making good
the offer would add considerably to the already high price of electric vehicles.
(C) The relatively long time it takes to recharge the battery of an electric vehicle can easily be fitted into the
regular patterns of car use characteristic of commuters.
(D) Although eclectic vehicles are essentially emission-free in actual use, generating the electricity necessary
for charging an electric vehicle's battery can burden the environment.
(E) Some family vehicles are used primarily not for commuting but for making short local trips, such as to do
errands.
i feel E is also a good option because if people use cars for making short local trips , then they will longer time to redeem the free rental compared to people who use cars for commuting . doesn't this threaten the plans success
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:12 am
vineeshp wrote:What is the actual answer? Is it B? (nice question)

In E, I am not sure, the question is whether the plan to give rental cars for every 1000 miles will succeed. Even if, as you say, it takes more time to cover the 1000 miles, if the customer utilizes the free rental, then the plan succeeds right?
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by rkanthilal » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:38 am
IMO B...

P1: A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips.
P2: One electric vehicle producer is planning to offer customers three days free rental of a conventional car for every 1,000 miles that they drive their electric vehicle.
C1: This plan will result in making purchasing electric vehicles more attractive to commuters.

QUESTION STEM: Which of the following, if true, most threatens the plan's prospects for success?

NOTE: The purpose of the plan is to "make purchasing electric vehicles more attractive to commuters". We need an answer that most threatens the plan's prospects for success. In other words, we need an answer that makes purchasing electric vehicles less attractive to commuters.

(A) Many electric vehicles that are used for commercial purposes are not needed for extended trips. INCORRECT. The plan is aimed at making electric vehicles more attractive to "commuters". This answer is about vehicles used for commercial purposes. This answer is incorrect because it does not demonstrate a way in which the proposed plan may result in making electric vehicles less attractive to commuters.

(B) Because a majority of commuters drive at least 100 miles a week, the cost to the producer of making good the offer would add considerably to the already high price of electric vehicles. CORRECT. This answer states that the cost of the plan would add considerably to the high price of electric vehicles. This answer is correct because a significant price increase will make electric vehicles less attractive to all customers including commuters.

(C) The relatively long time it takes to recharge the battery of an electric vehicle can easily be fitted into the regular patterns of car use characteristic of commuters. INCORRECT. We need an answer that shows how the plan to offer free rental cars may make buying an electric vehicle less attractive to commuters. The convenience of recharging the battery has nothing to do with this.

(D) Although eclectic vehicles are essentially emission-free in actual use, generating the electricity necessary for charging an electric vehicle's battery can burden the environment. INCORRECT. Similar to answer (C), we need an answer that shows how the plan to offer free rental cars may make buying an electric vehicle less attractive to commuters. The environmental impact of electric vehicles has nothing to do with the proposed plan.

(E) Some family vehicles are used primarily not for commuting but for making short local trips, such as to do errands. INCORRECT. The purpose of the plan is to "make purchasing electric vehicles more attractive to commuters". This answer is about family vehicles that "are used primarily NOT for commuting but for making short local trips". Similar to answer (A), this answer is incorrect because it does not demonstrate a way in which the proposed plan may result in making electric vehicles less attractive to commuters.

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by coderversion1 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:31 pm
mundasingh123 wrote: i feel E is also a good option because if people use cars for making short local trips , then they will longer time to redeem the free rental compared to people who use cars for commuting . doesn't this threaten the plans success
If you notice the premises "A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips. ".
Those people who use cars for short trips only won't consider this drawback of electric cars in the first place, hence are not the contributors to lower sales of electric cars, which the offer tries to address. These people are out of question.

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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:47 pm
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mundasingh123 wrote: i feel E is also a good option because if people use cars for making short local trips , then they will longer time to redeem the free rental compared to people who use cars for commuting . doesn't this threaten the plans success
If you notice the premises "A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips. ".
Those people who use cars for short trips only won't consider this drawback of electric cars in the first place, hence are not the contributors to lower sales of electric cars, which the offer tries to address. These people are out of question.
We are evaluating what threatens the success of the plan .
it seems you didnt consider this in the quoted portion above
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by coderversion1 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:03 am
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by mundasingh123 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:07 am
coderversion1 wrote::roll:
My reply was in the context of the drawback that you highlighted . You didnt focus on the plan . you were focussing on the drawback . or is it that you mean the plan is only targetted at those people who could be affected by the drawback
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by coderversion1 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:19 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
coderversion1 wrote::roll:
My reply was in the context of the drawback that you highlighted . You didn't focus on the plan . you were focusing on the drawback . or is it that you mean the plan is only targeted at those people who could be affected by the drawback
Exactly, Choice E states "Some family vehicles are used primarily not for commuting but for making short local trips, such as to do errands." As u said these people contribute to failure of plan as they won't be able to avail the offer very frequently. I agree, sounds right in a way. But my 'opinion' is, as the first statement in the premises state that an impediment to the sale of electric vehicles is 'people cannot use it for occasional long trips'. Hence a EV producer has come up a plan, which attracts those customers (affected by the impediment) to buying EV by giving a 3 day conventional car (one which can fulfill long trip need). People considered in choice E, IMO, cannot weaken the plan as they won't be lured into buying an EV as they do not need it for commuting An EV completely fulfills their need.

Although i had got this question right in my first attempt (got it on grockit) and i know official answer is B, it was good to have this discussion. Can you elaborate your point of view, would love to see the choice from your angle.

And considering your reason for E, we can reject choice E for few other reasons, such as how the word 'some' has been used. How 'some' is it? Is it a number big enough to affect the weakening of plan, not clear. Also these people are not completely unable to avail the offer, as u said they won't be able to complete their 1000 miles as often, but they do get the offer once in a while. A weak argument to consider choice E.

Am i wrong? or is it ok?

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by mundasingh123 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:44 am
But what reason do the people mentioned in E have not to buy an Electric vehicle.Even if they dont find the plan helpful, the people could still go for the EV . The only drawback that the EV has is that it cant be used for long distances
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