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electric-power company

by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:16 am
2. An electric-power company gained greater profits and provided electricity to
consumers at lower rates per unit of electricity by building larger-capacity more
efficient plants and by stimulating greater use of electricity within its area. To
continue these financial trends, the company planned to replace an old plant by a
plant with triple the capacity of its largest plant.
The company's plan as described above assumed each of the following EXCEPT:
A) Demand for electricity within the company's area of service would increase in
the future.
B) Expenses would not rise beyond the level that could be compensated for by
efficiency or volume of operation, or both.
C) The planned plant would be sufficiently reliable in service to contribute a net
financial benefit to the company as a whole.
D) Safety measures to be instituted for the new plant would be the same as those
for the plant it would replace.
E) The tripling of capacity would not result in insuperable technological
obstacles to efficiency.
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Re: electric-power company

by maihuna » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:43 am
gmatmachoman wrote:2. An electric-power company gained greater profits and provided electricity to
consumers at lower rates per unit of electricity by building larger-capacity more
efficient plants and by stimulating greater use of electricity within its area. To
continue these financial trends, the company planned to replace an old plant by a
plant with triple the capacity of its largest plant.
The company's plan as described above assumed each of the following EXCEPT:
A) Demand for electricity within the company's area of service would increase in
the future.
B) Expenses would not rise beyond the level that could be compensated for by
efficiency or volume of operation, or both.
C) The planned plant would be sufficiently reliable in service to contribute a net
financial benefit to the company as a whole.
D) Safety measures to be instituted for the new plant would be the same as those
for the plant it would replace.
E) The tripling of capacity would not result in insuperable technological
obstacles to efficiency.
D stands out.
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by gmatv09 » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:46 am
Clearly IMO D

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by riteshbindal » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:47 pm
B IMO. OA plz.

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by pandeyvineet24 » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:00 pm
1 more for D

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by mehravikas » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:30 pm
D clearly stands out

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by arorag » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:17 pm
Only D make sense

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by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:49 pm
OA is D..

I didnt see any Explanation.Still I floated my OA.Next time big no without Explanation guys!!!

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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 3:55 pm
I think D is the best in this case.