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Yeah, I understand it can be confusing. They are asking whether profits will go up or not due to outsourcing. For C: Outsource --> unlikely to have competition --> revenues will not be effected --> profits will remain ok for E Outsource --> save costs --> increase profits so for me, E is much more ...

by yangliu0401

Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: a prep CR
Replies: 6
Views: 2190

Re: a prep CR

[. (C) Relatively few manufacturers that start as independent suppliers have been able to expand their business and become direct competitors of the companies they once supplied. While this is an indication that the company probably won't be competing against its current suppliers, it doesn't expli...

by yangliu0401

Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:22 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: a prep CR
Replies: 6
Views: 2190

Re: a prep CR

[. (C) Relatively few manufacturers that start as independent suppliers have been able to expand their business and become direct competitors of the companies they once supplied. While this is an indication that the company probably won't be competing against its current suppliers, it doesn't expli...

by yangliu0401

Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:21 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: a prep CR
Replies: 6
Views: 2190

a prep CR

Outsourcing is the practice of obtaining from an independent supplier a product or service that a company has previously provided for itself. Vernon, Inc., a small manufacturing company that has in recent years experienced a decline in its profits, plans to boost its profits by outsourcing those par...

by yangliu0401

Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:45 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: a prep CR
Replies: 6
Views: 2190

Re: price promotions on sales

Ossa wrote:Hi Yang,

You posted this in the wrong forum.
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sorry~~~ :oops:
Just shifted to the right place :)

by yangliu0401

Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:52 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: price promotions on sales
Replies: 2
Views: 2289

short-term price promotions on sales

Extensive research has shown that the effects of short-term price promotions on sales are themselves short-term. Companies’ hopes that promotions might have a positive aftereffect have not been borne out for reasons that researchers have been able to identify. A price promotion entices only a brand’...

by yangliu0401

Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:49 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: short-term price promotions on sales
Replies: 0
Views: 2079

price promotions on sales

Extensive research has shown that the effects of short-term price promotions on sales are themselves short-term. Companies’ hopes that promotions might have a positive aftereffect have not been borne out for reasons that researchers have been able to identify. A price promotion entices only a brand’...

by yangliu0401

Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: price promotions on sales
Replies: 2
Views: 2289

lilu wrote:The OA is C, not E
yep, I've noticed that the OA previously provided was wrong.

by yangliu0401

Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:03 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: about conceive of...
Replies: 6
Views: 2340

OG 12th edition

There has been the 12th edition of GMAT OG. :( Unfortunately, I have no more time to thoroughly go through the whole content. Here is the Manhattan analysis that I share with u guys:

http://www.manhattangmat.com/official-guide-12.cfm

Hope it can help. :D

by yangliu0401

Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:43 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: OG 12th edition
Replies: 1
Views: 1205

Thanks for all ur excellent explanation!

:o

by yangliu0401

Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:50 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Potential investors
Replies: 19
Views: 8224

Ya, also with such confusion"be". Can anyone help explain it?

by yangliu0401

Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:45 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Potential investors
Replies: 19
Views: 8224

Potential investors

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy Frist Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded. A. the same B. is expected to make an offer for buying Frist Interstate Bank until they sign a...

by yangliu0401

Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:51 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Potential investors
Replies: 19
Views: 8224

mammals, guitars...

1. Although most species of nondomestic mammals in Australia are marsupials, over 100 species- including seals, bats, and mice-are not marsupials but placentals. It is clear, however, that these placentals are not native to this island continent: all nonhuman placentals except the dingo, a dog intro...

by yangliu0401

Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: mammals, guitars...
Replies: 3
Views: 3123

Go for E.

At the begenning of the third para. the author clearly shows that the 3 types are not usually identical, so we can rule out B and C. As for A and D, no such comparison stated in the passage, out of scope. We can get E from the content. :)

by yangliu0401

Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:42 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: RC: inference
Replies: 6
Views: 3562

thx for all of u amazing suggestion! I appreciate them so much! And yes, I think one month is not enough for me to have a thorough preparation on CR. I just wanna to do it in a short time! So I can tell it's really tough :oops: !!! Well, as for math, I just got some points during my preparation, and...

by yangliu0401

Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:51 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 640(M 51, V25.percentile76%)
Replies: 3
Views: 1636