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OG: While it costs about the same to run nuclear

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by NandishSS » Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:58 am
While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.

(A) While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.

(B) While the cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as for other types of power plants, the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants make the electricity they generate more expensive.

(C) Even though it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes the electricity they generate more expensive.

(D) It costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, whereas the electricity they generate is more expensive, stemming from the fixed costs of building nuclear plants.

(E) The cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as other types of power plants, but the electricity they generate is made more expensive because of the fixed costs stemming from building nuclear plants.

OA: B

HI GMATGuruNY/Ceilidh,

What is wrong in A?

Here costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, We are comparing cost to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants.

Can you pls explain POE in(detail) other option?

Thanks
Nandish
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:57 am
NandishSS wrote:While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.

(A) While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.

(B) While the cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as for other types of power plants, the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants make the electricity they generate more expensive.

(C) Even though it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes the electricity they generate more expensive.

(D) It costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, whereas the electricity they generate is more expensive, stemming from the fixed costs of building nuclear plants.

(E) The cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as other types of power plants, but the electricity they generate is made more expensive because of the fixed costs stemming from building nuclear plants.

OA: B

HI GMATGuruNY/Ceilidh,

What is wrong in A?

Here costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, We are comparing cost to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants.

Can you pls explain POE in(detail) other option?

Thanks
Nandish
A and C: the fixed costs...that makes
Here, makes (singular) does not agree with costs (plural).
Eliminate A and C.

In D and E, it is unclear whether they serves to refer to nuclear plants or to other types of power plants.
Since B is free of errors and avoids this ambiguity, eliminate D and E.

The correct answer is B.
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by deloitte247 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:16 pm
Option B is the correct answer because in the second part of the sentence, the plural verb "make" agrees with the plural noun "fixed costs"

Option A is wrong because of a subject verb disagreement between the singular verb "makes" and the plural noun "fixed costs"
Option C is also wrong for the same reason as option A is wrong
Option D is wrong because because the electricity generated rather than its cost is associated with the fixed costs of building nuclear plants
Option E is also wrong because the sentence should have been written as "...they generate is made more expensive BY the fixed costs..." rather than "...they generate is made more expensive BECAUSE OF the fixed costs..."
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