Critical Reasoning

OA after a few reply. Darn, this was the second question on my
GMATprep test...


A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product . But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy

B. The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy

C. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy

D. The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.

E. The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal

The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy

The answer is A..

As first is a consideration which argues that selling the product at highest possible price(strategy to achieve goal of profit) is bad and second clearly presents that startegy

I think it's C

C. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy

1st Boldface: why do companies charge max price---in other words what is the appeal of a certain strategy
2nd Bolface: Chalks out the strategy

looks like 800GMAT is right i dint read the passage properly with C only..

hi jayhawk...what is the OA...thnkx

I would throw my hat in for "C" I narrowed down to B or C and I think C is more appropriate because it is indeed using the first bold faced portion to explain the appeal of a certain strategy rather than support.

One more for C.

OA Please..

You guys are good :-). OA is indeed C

I am leaning more towards C