Red.. is the key to this question

[cramya]

Each year companies in the United State could save as much as $58 billion annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided offices with cleaner air.

A.　annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided

B.　annually if they prevented employee illness and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing

C. annually in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing

D. in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided

E. by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improved worker performance if they simply provided

[scoobydooby]

D?

annually =each year. the sentence begins with each year. use of annually is redundant. so A, B and C out.


savings can be made only in some outlays/ependiture, employee illness prevention is an expenditure, so the usage: savings in employee illness prevention seems proper. so D seems proper.


E. doesnt clarify save $58mm in what. leaves it arbit. "by preventing employee illness" is just the means of saving $58mm. it must be specified savings in what type of expenditure/s was/were made

[cramya]

Almost correct.

[spoiler]OA: E

D is awkward "in employee illness prevention"
Also "save in" is not right for this sentence whereas save by is

Source: GMAT CLUB
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[rahulg83]

I chose E by POE but have a doubt here. Is provided correct verb here? Shouldn't it be provide? Each year companies could save blah blah..if they simply provide/provided offices with cleaner air. What's the appropriate usage. Plz clarify..

[DeepakR]

In D, through improving performance of workers
seems incorrect and it can be by improving performance of workers.

In E, through improved worker performance
seems correct usage. A,B and C are out as Each year and annually are redundant.

- Deepak

[anshulseth]

D is out coz of use of 'they', what does it refer to companies or workers?
On similar lines one can rule out A.

Also, 'annually' is redundant, as Q already mentions 'each year' which should take one straight to E.

[thetrystero]

Each year companies in the United State could save as much as $58 billion annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided offices with cleaner air.

A.　annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided

B.　annually if they prevented employee illness and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing

C. annually in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing

D. in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided

E. by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improved worker performance if they simply provided

E sounds right.
"save on illness prevention" changes meaning. means saving on medical insurance, not medical costs.
B sounds clumsy.
A. "annually" is redundant. repeat of "each year"