“manager’s sale” or a “holiday sale” !

**Queen09** · 08-23-2008, 11:29 AM

A certain retailer promotes merchandise by using the following policy:
At all times there is either a “manager’s sale” or a “holiday sale” or both going on. All sales are run for exactly one calendar month. In any given month, if a manager wishes to clear out particular line of merchandise, then a managers’ sale is declared. If a holiday falls within the calendar month and there is excess merchandise in the warehouse, then a holiday sale is declared.
However, there is no holiday that falls within the month of August and, in that month, the warehouse never contains excess merchandise.

Which one of the following can be concluded from the passage?

(A) If a holiday falls within a given month and there is no extra merchandise in the warehouse that month, then a holiday sale is declared.

(B) If a holiday sale is not being run, then it is the month of August.

(C) If a manger’s sale is being run in some month, then there is no excess merchandise in the warehouse in that month.

(D) If there is not a manger’s sale being run some month, then there is holiday sale being run in that month.

(E) If there is no excess merchandise in the warehouse, then it is the month of August.

Official Answer to follow

**manasdas** · 08-23-2008, 02:44 PM

if i have to choose, will chose A..
Official Answer please?

**J2010** · 08-23-2008, 02:57 PM

A certain retailer promotes merchandise by using the following policy:At all times there is either a “manager’s sale” or a “holiday sale” or both going on. All sales are run for exactly one calendar month. In any given month, if a manager wishes to clear out particular line of merchandise, then a managers’ sale is declared. If a holiday falls within the calendar month and there is excess merchandise in the warehouse, then a holiday sale is declared.However, there is no holiday that falls within the month of August and, in that month, the warehouse never contains excess merchandise.Which one of the following can be concluded from the passage?
(A) If a holiday falls within a given month and there is no extra merchandise in the warehouse that month, then a holiday sale is declared.—incorrect since two conditions are required to declare a holiday sale and only one is met in this option
(B) If a holiday sale is not being run, then it is the month of August.—incorrect as it could even be March (in US) for example
(C) If a manger’s sale is being run in some month, then there is no excess merchandise in the warehouse in that month.—incorrect since there could be excess merchandise in the warehouse
(D) If there is not a manger’s sale being run some month, then there is holiday sale being run in that month. – as per the first premise, if there is no manager’s sale, then there has to be a holiday sale.---correct answer
(E) If there is no excess merchandise in the warehouse, then it is the month of August.--incorrect

**Queen09** · 08-23-2008, 03:42 PM

Official Answer ahead.

SPOILER: D

**cubicle** · 08-23-2008, 03:48 PM

Hi J2010,

Why we are choosing D when it is said that August is the month when ther is neither a holiday nor an abundance of merchandize hence no sale.

in D assertion is : If there is not a manger’s sale being run some month, then there is holiday sale being run in that month.

what if there is no extra merchandize and no holiday i.e. August then how can this be true?

Please explain.

**Queen09** · 08-23-2008, 03:57 PM

cubicle
hint for you ......

if a manager wishes to clear out particular line of merchandise

**manasdas** · 08-23-2008, 04:44 PM

@queen..
agreed that if the manager wishes to clear a line of merchandise, then he/she can...

but what if there was no excess merchandise in august.. Then the manager's wish about clearing a line of merchandise does not make any sense!!

morever assuming that there is a sale in august declared by the manager for no reason (even when there is no excess merchandise), but this is just for the month of august

How do we know that for other months also, the same action will be taken??
thx..

**Queen09** · 08-23-2008, 04:50 PM

manas,
IMO ....
According to the info given, the manager's sale is "when managers wishes to clear out a line of merchandise" . full stop. No matter if the merchandise was in excess or not.

makes sense ?

**coolaman** · 08-23-2008, 05:24 PM

The answer of this question is in the very first sentence of the passage. "At all times there is either a “manager’s sale” or a “holiday sale” or both going on." It means in any month there must be a sale.

Now consider D "If there is not a manger’s sale being run some month, then there is holiday sale being run in that month."

Hence D.