guerrero25 wrote:
To attract some customers from its competitors, a certain carpet cleaning company plans to reduce its prices on carpet and upholstery cleaning. The company’s manager believes that if their services are cheaper than those of their competitors many people will use services of their company instead of its business rivals’.
Which of the following statements, if true, most undermines the manager’s reasoning?
(A)Many people are not willing to pay to have their carpets professionally cleaned.
(B)Current fees of the company are already lower than those of its business rivals.
(C)People who are already loyal customers of the company have never used the services of other carpet cleaning companies.
(D)More people hire carpet cleaning companies to take care of their houses now than two years ago.
(E)For many customers, price is not the major criterion for selecting a carpet cleaning company.
Which of the following statements, if true, most undermines the manager’s reasoning?
(A)Many people are not willing to pay to have their carpets professionally cleaned.
(B)Current fees of the company are already lower than those of its business rivals.
(C)People who are already loyal customers of the company have never used the services of other carpet cleaning companies.
(D)More people hire carpet cleaning companies to take care of their houses now than two years ago.
(E)For many customers, price is not the major criterion for selecting a carpet cleaning company.
IMO B...
CONCLUSION clearly says: company’s manager believes that if their services are cheaper than those of their competitors many people will use services of their company instead of its business rivals’.===>so manager is solely thinking that if price from competetor are low then it will defenetely going to attaract more customers.
option B:Current fees of the company are already lower than those of its business rivals.==>THIS is undermining the conclusion that low price will not effect anything.
(A)Many people are not willing to pay to have their carpets professionally cleaned.===>we are not concerned about the people who are not using this service..hence this misses the context
(B)Current fees of the company are already lower than those of its business rivals.===>correct
(C)People who are already loyal customers of the company have never used the services of other carpet cleaning companies.===>doesn't say anything about new customers....hence misses the point
(D)More people hire carpet cleaning companies to take care of their houses now than two years ago.===>again doesnt say anything whether lowering price will attract the customers or not.
(E)For many customers, price is not the major criterion for selecting a carpet cleaning company.====>it may be not the major criteria...but it might affect somehow....but how much is going to affect we dont know.hence incorrect.