The country of Ertland has never imported apples

DavidG@VeritasPrep wrote:

lheiannie07 wrote:The country of Ertland has never imported apples in any significant quantity because consumers there generally prefer the unique texture of Ertland-grown apples. Nevertheless, apple growers from Kosolia, a neighboring country, plan to sell their apples in Ertland by selling Kosolia-grown apples at half the price of local apples and promoting them as a nourishing, low-cost alternative.

Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt on the viability of the plan by Kosolia's apple growers to sell their apples in Ertland?

A Most of the varieties of apples grown in Ertland were originally derived from common Kosolian varieties.
B Consumers in Ertland tend to spend about the same proportion of their income on fresh fruits and vegetables as do consumers in Kosolia.
C At times in the past, Ertland has exported significant quantities of apples to Kosolia.
D Some varieties of apples grown in Kosolia can be harvested throughout most of the year, whereas the varieties grown in Ertland can be harvested only during two months of the year.
E Profit of Ertland-grown apples are high enough in Ertland that growers, wholesalers, and retailers there could easily afford to reduce the price at which these apples are sold.

What is wrong with Option C? In what rule to determine the correct answer?


OA E

Plan: Kosolia wants to sell its apples to Ertland at a reduced cost. The hope is that the price will offset the advantage that Ertland's local growers have: the people of Ertland prefer the taste and texture of their domestic apples.

C is at best irrelevant. The fact that Ertland has exported apples to Kosolia in the past tells us something about the preference of the people of Kosolia, but gives us nothing about the tastes of Ertland's people, who are the target demographic for the plan in question.

If, however, the only advantage that Kosolia's apples have is that they're cheaper, and Ertland could, potentially, much their price, suddenly Koloslia's plan isn't looking terribly viable. The answer is E