Again a nice breakdown Testluv IMO E is the best answer

Testluv wrote:
That's pretty unlikely.

I think that this is a bad question, and I wonder what the source is.

Source is GMATprep and I wonder if we can have such flaws in GMATprep questions

iamcste wrote:

Testluv wrote:
That's pretty unlikely.

I think that this is a bad question, and I wonder what the source is.

Source is GMATprep and I wonder if we can have such flaws in GMATprep questions

Remember, your job is not to look for a perfect explanation. How would a drop in applications lead to a shortage of teachers? It would do so only if the number of teaching positions to be filled exceeded the number of applications from qualified candidates. E indicates that this may not be the case.

Similarly, if I tell you that my wife has lost her job in the last year and our mortgage payments have gone up, while my income has fallen by 10%, can one conclude that our family is trouble making ends meet?

Source is GMATprep and I wonder if we can have such flaws in GMATprep questions

VERY unlikely. As Kevin says, just id the question type, and follow the instructions. There is NO ambiguity in the interpretation of the stimulus or the answer choices. (On the GMAT, especially in the verbal section, removing ambiguity is by far the most importan design issue that the test-maker faces.)

The only reason I thought it may have been bad is because the correct answer-the resolver-is unlikely. That actually doesn't make it a flawed question though. All GMAT questions are vetted and then administered as experimental questions. If a certain expected fraction select the accredited response (accounting for difficulty level), then the question stands. Because this is an official GMAT question, it must be the case that not too many people were bothered by the fact that the resolver was unlikely (indeed, it is possible that not too many people even noticed or thought about that).