recreational equipment

Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality, more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it is weak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive camping and hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia's economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.
Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest justification for the managers' judgment?

A. A significant proportion of Hill and Dale's sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well.
Incorrect : This weakens the manager's judgment. If customers pick extra items to buy it would only result in increase in sales.

B. In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.
Incorrect : Who knows Ppl of boravia who take vacations abroad might also go camping abroad

C. The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia's national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities.
Correct : If the visitor facilities improve the boravia national parks would provide all the camping and hiking equipments and the visitors dont need to buy them. This provides the strongest justification for the managers judgment.

D. Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before.
Incorrect : This might only lead to increase in sales.

E. Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country's wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them.
Incorrect : Preserving country's wilderness blah blah blahhhhh is not relevant to the scope of the argument.

I'll go with option B.

A. A significant proportion of Hill and Dale's sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well. -Irrelevant

B. In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas. -Correct. If people choose oversees destinations, they may not buy camping products.

C. The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia's national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities. -Goes against the manager's judgment. If parks facilities are improved, people may tend to visit these parks (where most of the camping and hiking is done) in higher number.

D. Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before. -Goes against the manager's judgment. If this is the case, an improving economy should mean people buying better equipments

E. Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country's wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them. -Irrelevant

imo B

thephoenix wrote:I'll go with option B.

A. A significant proportion of Hill and Dale's sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well. -Irrelevant

B. In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas. -Correct. If people choose oversees destinations, they may not buy camping products.

C. The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia's national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities. -Goes against the manager's judgment. If parks facilities are improved, people may tend to visit these parks (where most of the camping and hiking is done) in higher number.

D. Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before. -Goes against the manager's judgment. If this is the case, an improving economy should mean people buying better equipments

E. Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country's wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them. -Irrelevant

imo B

One more for B

Agree with B. Option C implies that the action will encourage people to go camping and as a result buy more equipments