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ranjeet_1975 · 07-05-2008, 10:24 AM

Statement of a United States copper mining company: Import quotas should be imposed on the less expensive copper mined outside the country to maintain the price of copper in this country; otherwise, our companies will not be able to stay in business.
Response of a United States copper wire manufacturer: United States wire and cable manufacturers purchase about 70 percent of the copper mined in the United States. If the copper prices we pay are not at the international level, our sales will drop, and then the demand for United States copper will go down.
If the factual information presented by both companies is accurate, the best assessment of the logical relationship between the two arguments is that the wire manufacturer’s argument
(A) is self-serving and irrelevant to the proposal of the mining company
(B) is circular, presupposing what it seeks to prove about the proposal of the mining company
(C) shows that the proposal of the mining company would have a negative effect on the mining company’s own business
(D) fails to give a reason why the proposal of the mining company should not be put into effect to alleviate the concern of the mining company for staying in business
(E) establishes that even the mining company’s business will prosper if the mining company’s proposal is rejected

OA is

SPOILER: C

Though I opted right answer but I could not understand the questio, please explain.

yashesha · 07-06-2008, 03:06 AM

Answer is C..

Trying to simplify the passage:

US copper mining company: to keep our companies in business, it is needed to put a ban on cheap copper imports

US copper wire company:
Fact: 70 % of the copper mined in US used by us.

Reasoning: no ban (-B) - copper not available at inernational price (-I) - sales of copper wire to go down (-S) - therefore demand for US copper to go down (-D)

-B then -I
-I then -S
-S then -D

therefore - B then -D

hence C is the answer

yashesha · 07-06-2008, 03:07 AM

Hope u got it...

yashesha · 07-06-2008, 03:09 AM

Ranjeet...one small suggestion...go slow take ur time on pasages ..utill ur concepts are clear and u understand the pattern..am doing the same...

Elisa Pandey · 07-06-2008, 06:24 AM

Yeshesa is absolutely right, I think

07-05-2008, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
ranjeet_1975 Within my grasp! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 264	1000CR Set 2 - Q 11 Statement of a United States copper mining company: Import quotas should be imposed on the less expensive copper mined outside the country to maintain the price of copper in this country; otherwise, our companies will not be able to stay in business. Response of a United States copper wire manufacturer: United States wire and cable manufacturers purchase about 70 percent of the copper mined in the United States. If the copper prices we pay are not at the international level, our sales will drop, and then the demand for United States copper will go down. If the factual information presented by both companies is accurate, the best assessment of the logical relationship between the two arguments is that the wire manufacturer’s argument (A) is self-serving and irrelevant to the proposal of the mining company (B) is circular, presupposing what it seeks to prove about the proposal of the mining company (C) shows that the proposal of the mining company would have a negative effect on the mining company’s own business (D) fails to give a reason why the proposal of the mining company should not be put into effect to alleviate the concern of the mining company for staying in business (E) establishes that even the mining company’s business will prosper if the mining company’s proposal is rejected OA is SPOILER: C Though I opted right answer but I could not understand the questio, please explain.

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07-06-2008, 03:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
yashesha ambitious Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 169	Answer is C.. Trying to simplify the passage: US copper mining company: to keep our companies in business, it is needed to put a ban on cheap copper imports US copper wire company: Fact: 70 % of the copper mined in US used by us. Reasoning: no ban (-B) - copper not available at inernational price (-I) - sales of copper wire to go down (-S) - therefore demand for US copper to go down (-D) -B then -I -I then -S -S then -D therefore - B then -D hence C is the answer

07-06-2008, 03:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
yashesha ambitious Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 169	Hope u got it...

07-06-2008, 03:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
yashesha ambitious Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 169	Ranjeet...one small suggestion...go slow take ur time on pasages ..utill ur concepts are clear and u understand the pattern..am doing the same...

07-06-2008, 06:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Elisa Pandey Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	Yeshesa is absolutely right, I think

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