Because of the recent transformation of the market, Quore Inc. must increase productivity 10 percent over the course of the next two years or it will certainly go bankrupt. In fact, however, Quore's production structure is such that if a 10 percent productivity increase is possible, then a 20 percent increase is attainable.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them also be true?
(A) It is only Quore's production structure that makes it possible fro Quore to survive the transformation of the market.
(B) Quore will not go bankrupt if it achieves a productivity increase of 20 percent over the next two years.
(C) If the market had not been transformed, Quore would have required no productivity increase in order to avoid bankruptcy.
(D) Because of the transformation of the market Quore will achieve a productivity increase of 10 percent over the next two years.
(E) If a 20 percent productivity increase is unattainable for Quore, then it must go bankrupt.
What do you infer? ;)
This topic has expert replies
-
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 84
- Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:29 am
- Thanked: 5 times
- Followed by:1 members
-
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 1578
- Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:49 am
- Thanked: 82 times
- Followed by:9 members
- GMAT Score:720
Two close options are B and E, others can be easily eliminated.
Though B is incorrect, as it meets only necessary criterion to avoid bankruptcy, it may even go bankrupt after meeting 10% productivity increase due to some other reason, as argument nowhere mentions this is the only criterion to go bankrupt.
E is just restatement of 10% possible, 20% attainable stmt. So E is inferable.
Though B is incorrect, as it meets only necessary criterion to avoid bankruptcy, it may even go bankrupt after meeting 10% productivity increase due to some other reason, as argument nowhere mentions this is the only criterion to go bankrupt.
E is just restatement of 10% possible, 20% attainable stmt. So E is inferable.
Charged up again to beat the beast
-
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 84
- Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:29 am
- Thanked: 5 times
- Followed by:1 members
I chose C
OA is E.
OA is E.
maihuna wrote:Two close options are B and E, others can be easily eliminated.
Though B is incorrect, as it meets only necessary criterion to avoid bankruptcy, it may even go bankrupt after meeting 10% productivity increase due to some other reason, as argument nowhere mentions this is the only criterion to go bankrupt.
E is just restatement of 10% possible, 20% attainable stmt. So E is inferable.