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aj5105: Legendary Member; Posts: 1169; Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:34 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 25 times

by aj5105 » Sat May 30, 2009 7:25 pm

The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.

B. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in Borodia do not have.

C. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.

D. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased significantly during the past three years.

E. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the next few years

I am unable to see why [spoiler](D)[/spoiler] is not the answer.

Source: Beat The GMAT — Critical Reasoning | Sat May 30, 2009 7:25 pm

rahulg83: Legendary Member; Posts: 575; Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:58 amFollowed by: 4 members; Location: India; Thanked: 18 times; GMAT Score:710

by rahulg83 » Sat May 30, 2009 9:59 pm

I too chose D...It seems to be the best choice..I was little bit inclined towards A, but does an increase in no. of TV assemblers necessarily means increase in no. of TV sets in Vernland? This is the assumption which we really don't have to use, as in D..

Am i missing something here?
What's the OA?

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by cramya » Sat May 30, 2009 10:20 pm

Ok guys.. lets focus on the conclusion and look for a much needed assumption for the conclusion to stand (defender assumption)

Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.

We want to make sure that this statistic is true.

The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years

Lets negate this

The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has decreased significantly during the past three years

Uhmm this could weaken the argument or cast a doubt on the conclusion This could mean that more TV'S are being assembled by relatively less number of assemblers. Lest say they were assembling 1 television in amonth and the rate increased and now they are able to assemble 1 television a day.... This means more television is produced by a relatively less number of assemblers so it affects the statitstics abive that the number of televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased. May be more televisions are being produced in Borland

D

The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased significantly during the past three years

Lets negate this

The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has not increased significantly during the past three years

Fair enough. So what Vernland could have been producing 1000's of televisions to begin so it would ahve enough for itself and for export to Borland. We dont know so this is not a needed assumption for the connclusion to stand

Hence C

mehravikas: Legendary Member; Posts: 1161; Joined: Mon May 12, 2008 2:52 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: Sydney; Thanked: 23 times

by mehravikas » Sun May 31, 2009 10:28 pm

Would go for - B

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by nicolette » Sun May 15, 2016 2:51 pm

I still feel A should be the answer

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