DavidTutorexamPAL wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Exporters in Country X are facing lower revenues due to a shortage of the large metal shipping containers in which they send their goods by sea to other countries. Fewer containers arrive in Country X due to reductions in imports. This has meant lost orders, costly delays, and a scramble for alternatives, such as air freight, all of which are costlier. Moreover, the revenues of exporters in Country X will probably continue to decline in the near future. This is because other countries are likely to find it increasingly unprofitable to export their goods to Country X, and because __________.
Which of the following would most logically complete the passage?
A. production of shipping containers in Country X is growing rapidly as a response to the shortage
B. shipping companies are willing to move containers from country to country only when the containers are full
C. the cost of shipping alternatives such as air freight is likely to stabilize in the near future
D. consumers in Country X are purchasing more products than ever before
E. the worldwide demand for goods made in Country X has only recently begun to rise after a long decline
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Which of the following would most logically complete the passage?
A. production of shipping containers in Country X is growing rapidly as a response to the shortage
B. shipping companies are willing to move containers from country to country only when the containers are full
C. the cost of shipping alternatives such as air freight is likely to stabilize in the near future
D. consumers in Country X are purchasing more products than ever before
E. the worldwide demand for goods made in Country X has only recently begun to rise after a long decline
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Simplifying the passage gives 'there is a shortage of containers in the country and fewer containers arrive in the country, which causes problems and loss of revenue. Revenue loss (of exporters) will continue because shipping to X is unprofitable and ___.' So we need an additional reason that the revenue will continue to drop. As there are many potential reasons, instead of trying to infer one on our own we'll go through the options. This is an Alternative approach
A. this would have an opposite effect as it creates more business
B. if other countries do not ship containers to X, then shipping companies do not arrive at X and so cannot take containers from it. This works, let's check the others.
C. if the air freight stabilizes it would have the opposite effect by providing an alternative to containers
D. this could indicate that there is less of a need to export and therefore exporters revenues are falling, so is an option. As (B) directly continues the statement before it, and as (D) requires us to assume that the increased consumption comes at the expense of products for export, it is weaker.
E. if demand is increasing, why would revenues fall?
(B) is our strongest choice.
I passed B because B says "only when containers are full", and nowhere in the passage tells whether the containers are full. I am stucked here. pls help me with it. Thanks!