Company Profits

[gmat009]

The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
A. had expected it to and its business will improve
B. had expected and that its business would improve
C. expected it would and that it will improve its business
D. expected them to and its business would improve
E. expected and that it will have improved its business

Which one is better A or B.
How to check whether to use "will" or "would" in this sentence

[raunekk]

imo:B


A. had expected it to and its business will improve

It doesnt have a clear antecedent.

B. had expected and that its business would improve
uses past perfect tense correctly and is parallel to " that its profits declined "

C. expected it would and that it will improve its business

D. expected them to and its business would improve

E. expected and that it will have improved its business

Usage of "would":

"would" can express a sense of probability or can express a hypothetical meaning.

i hope this helps

OA??

[schumi_gmat]

Good one Raunekk

IMO B

[karmayogi]

IMO B