SC Practice question #46

[missionmba]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

[sibbineni]

IMO C

[dileepsinha]

IMHO A
C seem to imply that the stadiums had fewer seats so as to reduce supply and increase prices.

[ajmoney09]

I have to say c aswell.

[reachac]

IMO A

[chandramouli]

IMHO, its C.
A is also close, but the statement 'with fewer seats' could mean that the Major League Baseball lobbied using 'fewer seats' for lobbying.
I think there is a modifier problem.
Wats the OA.

[aj5105]

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices --the answer

B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. --E

C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices --E--that refers to specific stadiums which is not the case

D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. -- E

E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. --E

[aj5105]

IMO one more reason not to pick C.

'that had' - does this mean the stadiums had fewer seats & now they have more seats comparitively?


pls post the OA.

[hitmewithgmat]

Between A and C, OA is A.

Does anyone who can explain this?

[schumi_gmat]

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. ----seats are countable
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. ----sounds like stadiums had fewer seats but not now
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

[sjd00d]

IMO A, what's the OA?

[x2suresh]

I agree with schumi

[deepoe]

Cynic charge so it is present simple. A

[marcusking]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

It must be A.

C can be interpreted like they lobbied on behalf of stadiums that had fewer seats.
The intent was to lobby for stadiums to have fewer seats.

C is incorrect, but close.