Tricky CR

[Drizzling Beauty]

Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.

Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter.
(B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead.
(C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather.
(D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather.
(E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.

[rick21]

B it is..

[Drizzling Beauty]

can you por favor, El Señor explain how is B correct....also, how to rule out A...thanks in advance

[npalani07]

Hi Rick

I thought it is 'C' before.
Can u por favor, El Señor explain thy reasoning to choose 'B'?

-Palani

[avixorld]

A is too wide.
E out of scope.
C relies on that information which is not there is question stem
D can't be supportive.

[nverma]

IMO E

[achar_varun]

Answer is C.

A is out of scope. We are talking about prices not weather.
B is irrelevant. We are talking about the prices of N Gas and not about usage.
C is correct because it explains why winter does not affect the supply, which affects the prices of goods, of oil or N Gas
D is irrelevant. We are talking about the prices of N Gas and not about usage.
E is out of scope because it talks about severe winter, which is not what the argument is about.

[sonikamadala]

IMO also it is C

[madboy]

IMO, B....what's the OA?

[Meggieski]

I have no clue on this one! That is a first!!!