kk_del Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in Borodia do not have. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased significantly during the past three years. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementor Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 C it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Explaination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprath Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 KK,, I went for 'A' initially ,,, but wasn't satisfied ... If we see option 'C' it talks about the productivity of the assemblers ( that it hasn't increased substantially ) ... Â Had the productivity increased substantially, then lesser number of assemblers in Borodia would have assmbled the same number of televisions. So there really wouldn't be a case for increaed imports from Vernland. Â Hope i didn't make it more confusing .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 Frankly i am not able to understand the argument itself ~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjay Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 D..!! KK.. heres the reasoning...given that the number of assemblers in Bor has decreased and given that the sales have remained constant, it assumes that the number of imports in the stats is MOST likely to show an increase...which means tht the Vernland assemblers have produced more TV sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivalib Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 even i would vote for c... the questions is quite confusing. As the argument states that there is a decline in the no. of assemblers and this would result to an increase in imports...then there could be a possibility of C...not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msps3000 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 c it is if demand has not changed in B and number of assemnblers have reduced in B then there are only options either remaining assemblers are producing more and fullfilling the demand becasue of reduced assemblers or V sells more to B. Conclusion is V sells more to B. which means remaining assemblers are not able to increase thier production. one way to increase production is reduce production time( increase production rate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 OA is C.....thanks... but still we are focusing on a small part of argument... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJung Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 still cant see why c is the correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajat_Singhal Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 C it is! Explanation: The number of televisions sold in Borodia has not changed. Also, there is a drop in the number of television assemblers in Borodia. If C is not true, it is possible that the no. of televisions imported from Vernland has NOT changed. And the loss in the number of televisions assembled because of the decrease in the no. of assemblers in Borodia is made up by the increased efficiency of the assemblers who still remain in Borodia. So, if we say that the import has increased, we assume C,i.e.,that the efficiency of the assemblers in borodia has not increased! Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick312 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yes C. In All CR questions questioning the argument as you read the stem is very important. The question popped in in my mind as I read, that if no .of hours assembled is less . ? they whole argument falls apart.. so c it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmba Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 KK Del- You are right we are focusing on a small part of the argument, but the author wants you to do that. There are a few factors why products would be exported from one country and imported in another. Two of those factors labor costs and taxes are mentioned in the argument for the purpose of eliminating them from your thoughts in coming to an answer. This is evident in the middle of the argument when Borodia is still selling the same number of TVs despite the probable possibility that they are cheaper in Verlandia. The focus of the argument is on the productivity of workers which would make sense to decrease proportionate to the decrease in workers. So when Borodia does not increase imports to maintain productivity something is occurring within that country to cover the slack. So two assumptions come to mind, one being maybe demand has decreased in that country and there is no need for imports or as C says less workers are more productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramyagupta Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 IMO C  Bit complicated . Analyse by segments  Each sentence is dis-associated . Now connect it all to make it sensible . Average wage for V assemblers decreased.B assemblers in B is decreased. Import is more in B . But ,TOTAL TV SOLD REMAINS CONSANT  How ? Import +in house Tv = Total TV sold yearly  X+Y = Z The scenario mentioned : (X)Import is high ,(Y) in house B assemblers decreased(so the remaining assemblers work on a average the same or more) = Total TV Sold Yearly(Z) . The assumption Y is stated in the chioce C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kong Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I went with A initially but see the point now. C sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashish214 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I go with c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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