Search found 208 matches


Though I chose E as the OA,which eventually turned out be the correct answer, but how to reject option B which says "Quore will not go bankrupt if it achieves a productivity increase of 20 percent over the next two years" As per the Q we know if 20% increase is attainable then the company...

by hja379

Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Quore's Survival
Replies: 9
Views: 1940

I have updated the OA. I apologize for the delay.

by hja379

Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:16 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Quore's Survival
Replies: 9
Views: 1940

Quore's Survival

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 percen...

by hja379

Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:07 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Quore's Survival
Replies: 9
Views: 1940

Tricky one. I updated the OA.

@Mitch- Thanks for the response.

by hja379

Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:04 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Perfect Squares
Replies: 8
Views: 1866

interesting DS, thanks for posting st(1) offers conditional losses while we have no restriction per win/loose Only, what if draw -Not Sufficient; st(2) is Not Sufficient, as 0.8*40 + 0.5x = 0.2*40 + 0.5x + 18 and we solve for x original wins ... 0.5x are canceled LHS-RHS - we are left with no varia...

by hja379

Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:00 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Igby's Scorecard
Replies: 5
Views: 1480

Perfect Squares

If x and y are positive integers, what is the value of x ?
(1) x, y, and xy are distinct perfect squares less than 100.
(2) x<5

OA is C

by hja379

Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:09 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Perfect Squares
Replies: 8
Views: 1866

Igby's Scorecard

After winning 80 percent of the first 40 matches he played, Igby won 50 percent of his remaining matches. How many total matches did he win? (1) If Igby had won 50 percent of the total number of matches he played, he would have lost 12 more total matches. (2) If Igby had won 80 percent of the total ...

by hja379

Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:46 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Igby's Scorecard
Replies: 5
Views: 1480

Switching: Part-time --> Full time

Kellogg, Haas, Ross & Tepper, I believe allow students to switch from part-time to full-time. What are the requirements for doing so? I couldn't find more information on the schools' websites. Was anyone successful?

Thanks.

by hja379

Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:28 pm
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Switching: Part-time --> Full time
Replies: 1
Views: 1833

I wasn't very happy with the answer choice at first. But on retrospection - A is the right choice. Let me rephrase, A is not the right choice, but the best one left after elimination. Most of us got stumped between A and E. E says, the cost of manufacturing for asbestos has increased, but something ...

by hja379

Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:17 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Grockit CR - 32pts - Hard
Replies: 6
Views: 2070

hi guys i tend to disagree with all posters and vote for D imo it should be read as planets formed by ........and featuring many of the... past and present participles (used as adjectives) can be ||, according MS correction 4-edition page 216 Great my vote for D. . It tests parallelism in "par...

by hja379

Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:15 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Grockit SC - 16pts
Replies: 15
Views: 3080

shweta.kalra wrote:hi, wat,s wrong wid "d"
thnks
As tetura84 pointed out, D is wrong because the hill still exists and hence simple present is more appropriate here.

by hja379

Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:08 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Grockit SC - Medium
Replies: 13
Views: 3141

This castle was built on this site by the royal family over a period of five hundred years; the hill on which it stood was of great strategic importance. Choices A - This castle was built by the royal family on this site over a period of five hundred years; the hill on which it stood was of great s...

by hja379

Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:05 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Grockit SC - Medium
Replies: 13
Views: 3141

Grockit CR - 32pts - Hard

The wholesale cost of asbestos, used in the manufacture of fire-retardant asbestos shorts, has seen a significant reduction in the past year, unlike that of its substitute, raw wire mesh. Thus, while asbestos shorts stores’ retail prices have yet to fall, they will certainly do so eventually. Ques...

by hja379

Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:07 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Grockit CR - 32pts - Hard
Replies: 6
Views: 2070

Grockit SC - Medium

This castle was built on this site by the royal family over a period of five hundred years; the hill on which it stood was of great strategic importance. Choices A - This castle was built by the royal family on this site over a period of five hundred years; the hill on which it stood was of great s...

by hja379

Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:54 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Grockit SC - Medium
Replies: 13
Views: 3141

Grockit SC - 16pts

In the search for alien life, astronomers have recently begun studying a promising region, a solar system that is populated by a number of potentially life-friendly planets formed by fragments of an exploding star some 7 million years ago and features many of the geological and climatic prerequisite...

by hja379

Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:36 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Grockit SC - 16pts
Replies: 15
Views: 3080