MGMAT CAT 4----waterfront properties

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MGMAT CAT 4----waterfront properties

by prachich1987 » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:19 am
In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was believed in many coastal American cities that the waterfront was an undesirable location for residential buildings. As a result, much of the waterfront in these cities was never developed aesthetically and instead was left to industry and commerce. Today, however, waterfront properties are generally seen as prestigious, as evidenced by the large sums paid for homes along the beach front. A developer who wishes to make a large profit would be wise to buy urban waterfront lots and erect residential buildings on them.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the claim made about urban waterfront properties?
A) People today have more money, relatively speaking, to spend on real estate than they did in previous centuries.
B) Homeowners will be willing to spend large sums on residential properties in traditionally industrial or commercial districts.
C) Many urban waterfront lots are available for purchase.
D) Many coastal American cities are encouraging developers to rehabilitate the waterfront through tax incentives.
E) Properties in interior residential districts in coastal American cities are significantly more expensive than those along the waterfront.

OA : after some discussion

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by shovan85 » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:46 am
prachich1987 wrote:In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was believed in many coastal American cities that the waterfront was an undesirable location for residential buildings. As a result, much of the waterfront in these cities was never developed aesthetically and instead was left to industry and commerce. Today, however, waterfront properties are generally seen as prestigious, as evidenced by the large sums paid for homes along the beach front. A developer who wishes to make a large profit would be wise to buy urban waterfront lots and erect residential buildings on them.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the claim made about urban waterfront properties?

OA : after some discussion
Earlier believed undesirable. Later it became more and more costlier.

A) People today have more money, relatively speaking, to spend on real estate than they did in previous centuries.

Just a wrong perception. Earlier people thought it was undesirable that does not mean people did not have more money.

B) Homeowners will be willing to spend large sums on residential properties in traditionally industrial or commercial districts.

We know waterfronts are now industrial area. People want to spend more more money at a home near to those places.

C) Many urban waterfront lots are available for purchase.

Availability is out of scope.

D) Many coastal American cities are encouraging developers to rehabilitate the waterfront through tax incentives.

The word Rehabilitate and Tax incentive do not give the essence of developer making LARGE profit.

E) Properties in interior residential districts in coastal American cities are significantly more expensive than those along the waterfront.

If interior props are more expensive then the developer cannot have large profit.

IMO B
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