IMO B. OA?

B

OA??

I would choose E. In B there is no antecedent for "its"

Agree with Osirus. E.

This sentence begins with a modifier, yet leaves absent who will be applying optimization techniques (This is termed a "dangling" modifier.) Also, the sentence is unnecessarily wordy in its use of the phrases "ought to" and "in both the short and long terms."

(A) This choice incorrectly repeats the original sentence.

(B) CORRECT. The sentence correctly places "a company's managers" adjacent to the modifier such that the meaning is clear, and the sentence is otherwise concise.

(C) This answer does not correct the original modifier error. It also weakens the sentence by replacing the active voice with the passive voice in its use of "can be determined by company managers." The sentence's concluding use of "goals, both short and long term" is awkward.

(D) This answer does not correct the original modifier error. In this choice, the phrase "may be possible" is unnecessary and weakens the sentence. This choice also incorrectly uses the word "these," as the products have not been referenced earlier in the sentence.

(E) This sentence resolves the modifier issue, but incorrectly uses the word "these," as the products have not been referenced earlier in the sentence. This choice is also wordy in its use of "ought to" and "in both the short and long term."