High-quality sweet corn is a very popular vegetable. Small-scale production can be sold directly on the farm or at roadside stands, farmer's markets, or local stores. Large-scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities to prepare shipments to terminal markets or supermarket distribution centers.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
(A) Small-scale sweet corn producers could place considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities.
(B) Large-scale sweet corn producers have the option of making a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro-cooling facilities to prepare shipments to terminal markets or supermarket distribution centers.
(C) High-quality sweet corn is the most popular type of corn on the market.
(D) Some large-scale producers of sweet corn are among those vegetable producers that make the most considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing equipment.
(E) Large-scale corn producers do not sell their harvests directly on the farm or at roadside stands, farmer's markets or local stores.
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OPTION A - CORRECT
The information given claims that large scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing , and hydro cooling facilities. Meanwhile, this option claims that small scale sweet corn producers could do this. This means that they can also invest in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro cooling facilities to prepare for distribution centres.
OPTION B - INCORRECT
This is wrong because the option negates the information given. The information provided claims that large scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro cooling facilities while this option claims that it has the option of making a considerable investment.
OPTION C - INCORRECT
The information claims that high quality sweet corn is a very popular vegetable. So, we cannot tell for sure if it is the most popular type of corn in the market.
Therefore, this cannot serve as a conclusion most properly drawn from the information.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
This cannot serve as a conclusion to the information because there is no indication or reference to it in the information.
OPTION E - INCORRECT
This is a know fact in the information provided that small-scale corn producers not large-scale corn producers sell their harvests directly on the farm or at roadside stands.
The information given claims that large scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing , and hydro cooling facilities. Meanwhile, this option claims that small scale sweet corn producers could do this. This means that they can also invest in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro cooling facilities to prepare for distribution centres.
OPTION B - INCORRECT
This is wrong because the option negates the information given. The information provided claims that large scale production requires a considerable investment in harvesting equipment and packing and hydro cooling facilities while this option claims that it has the option of making a considerable investment.
OPTION C - INCORRECT
The information claims that high quality sweet corn is a very popular vegetable. So, we cannot tell for sure if it is the most popular type of corn in the market.
Therefore, this cannot serve as a conclusion most properly drawn from the information.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
This cannot serve as a conclusion to the information because there is no indication or reference to it in the information.
OPTION E - INCORRECT
This is a know fact in the information provided that small-scale corn producers not large-scale corn producers sell their harvests directly on the farm or at roadside stands.
