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NEW QUESTION # 117
When joni, Katrina, and Leah started their business, JKL Enterprises, each contributed an amount of money, in euros. The amounts were in the ratio of 3:5:8, respectively, and the first-year profit of JKL Enterprises was split in the same ratio. Katrina's share of the first-year profit was €5,000.
Select for First-year profit and for Leah's stare amounts In euros that are consistent with the given Information and could be the first-year profit of JKL Enterprises and Leah's share of those profits, respectively. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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NEW QUESTION # 118
When romance novels were located in the back of the bookstore, they accounted for approximately 6% of total sales. Since we moved romance novels close to the front of the store and put several books on display, sales of romance novels have increased to 14% to 18% of total sales.
All of the following conclusions can logically be drawn from this argument EXCEPT
- A. sales of romance novels may increase even more if the section were moved all the way to the front.
- B. customers are more likely to buy books located near the front of the bookstore than at the back.
- C. customers who bought one romance novel are likely to come back for another.
- D. the display caught the interest of people who might not have otherwise purchased a romance novel.
- E. customers believe that bookstores put their best books near the front of the store.
Answer: C
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The significant increase in sales after the relocation of the books indicates that customers are more likely to buy books at the front of the store (choice b) and that the display may have caught the interest of people who might not otherwise purchase a romance novel (choice c). It is also logical to conclude that sales would further increase if the books were moved even farther toward the front of the store (choice e).
Choices b and e and the increase in sales all suggest that customers believe the best books are near the front of the store (choice d). The only conclusion that cannot logically be drawn from this scenario is that customers will come back to purchase more romance novels (choice a). The data does not indicate repeat purchases for customers.
NEW QUESTION # 119
Based on the passage, which of the following planets would likely appear darkest to a human being standing on its surface?
- A. An airless planet illuminated exclusively by a star that emits much of its light as ultraviolet light
- B. A planet that has an atmosphere and is illuminated exclusively by an extremely cool star
- C. An airless planet illuminated exclusively by an average temperature star that is not brightest at the yellow part of the spectrum
- D. A planet that has an atmosphere and is illuminated exclusively by a star that emits approximately half of its light at frequencies in the visible spectrum
- E. .A planet that has an atmosphere and is illuminated exclusively by an extremely hot star
Answer: B
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Light exists on a spectrum of frequencies extending from gamma rays at the highest frequencies to radio waves at the lowest, though human eyes are sensitive to only a narrow range of frequencies in the middle known as the visible spectrum. The different colors we see correspond to the different frequencies of light within that range. Given that there are so many frequencies of light, one might wonder why our eyes didnt evolve to be sensitive to more frequencies.
Gamma rays from space collide with Earth's atmosphere, which converts some of their energy to heat and creates a distinctive cascade of subatomic particles down toward the ground. However, the rays themselves are entirety absorbed before they can reach Earth's surface. Thus, Earth would appear to be pitch black to eyes that were only sensitive to gamma rays. Similarly, the majority of frequencies of light that are higher or lower than those in the visible spectrum-such as ultraviolet and most infrared frequencies, respectively-are mostly or entirely absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.
One reason we see the frequencies we do is that visible-spectrum light generally passes through our atmosphere without being absorbed or reflected. Another reason is that the Sun, in some respects an average star, emits most of its light at frequencies in the visible spectrum, whereas a hot star emits most of Its light at ultraviolet frequencies and a very cool star emits most of its light at infrared frequencies. Indeed, to remarkably high precision, the human eye to most sensitive to the exact frequency in the yellow part of the spectrum at which the Sun is the brightest Even if there are living beings on other planets, it is not likely that they would see mainly at very different frequencies than we do. Virtually all gases that are abundant in the cosmos tend to allow frequencies in the visible spectrum to pass through while absorbing other frequencies, and all but the coolest stars put out much, If not most, of their light in the visible spectrum. If there are Irving beings on other planets, they probably see at roughly the same frequencies as we do, though there may be occasional exceptions.
NEW QUESTION # 120
There are any number of skilled freelancers who can develop strategy and create marketing materials with a keen eye to using proven methods, but also to developing new and innovative techniques.
- A. with a keen eye to using proven methods, but also to developing new and innovative techniques
- B. with a keen eye not only to using proven methods, but also to developing new and innovative techniques
- C. with a keen eye for using proven methods, and also to developing new and innovative techniques
- D. with a keen eye not only to using proven methods, and also to developing now and innovative techniques
- E. with a keen eye to using proven methods, but to developing now and innovative techniques
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION # 121
The Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?
- A. The homes of one species of badger lack the characteristics of the homes of most other species of badger.
- B. Burmese ferret badgers are found only in Burma and India, where local populations of the badgers apparently seldom have contact with one another.
- C. Young Burmese ferret badgers are inept at digging burrows and apparently spend years watching their elders before becoming accomplished in the local style.
- D. It is well known that the squeals of some badgers are learned rather than transmitted genetically.
- E. There are more common characteristics than there are differences among the Burmese ferret badger's styles of the local Burmese ferret badger population that has been studied most extensively.
Answer: C
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The best answer is B.
The information in choice B says that young Burmese ferret badgers progress slowly towards mastery of a burrow-digging style. This suggests that the skill is one they must learn, rather than one whose transmission is wholly genetic. Choice B also suggests a means of cultural transmission, namely, observation of older badger's techniques.
NEW QUESTION # 122
Coal Exporter: Environmentalists oppose allowing coal trains to pass a national park because they believe coal dust blowing off the trains could cause significant environmental damage. This belief is mistaken. Exporters have Incentives to prevent a low In the total weight of coal cargo during transport Consequently, they spray it with an environmentally safe sealant proven to reduce coal dust loss.
Which of the following most accurately describes how the two sentences in boldface function in the coal exporter's reasoning?
- A. The first sentence describes a situation that the reasoning seeks to causally explain; the second sentence provides a possible explanation.
- B. The first sentence functions as support for the only conclusion of the reasoning; the second sentence states that conclusion.
- C. The first sentence functions as support for the only conclusion of the reasoning; the second sentence describes a supposed result of the circumstance that the first sentence describes.
- D. The first sentence functions as support for an intermediate conclusion; the second sentence functions as support for the assertion made by the first sentence.
- E. The first sentence states an intermediate conclusion; the second sentence states the main conclusion of the reasoning.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 123
I It is said of parasitic forms of life that, although they burden their hosts, they do not kill them, since a parasite cannot survive unless its host does. Mr. Craig's prize-winning lilies, however, were invaded by dodder, a parasitic plant, and every one of the lilies died soon after. Plainly, therefore, a parasite can be deadly.
The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?
- A. Mr. Craig's lilies were invaded by an unusually vigorous strain of dodder.
- B. Mr. Craig's lilies were not infected with a virus deadly to lilies before being invaded by................
- C. Mr. Craig did nothing to control the dodder that was invading his lilies.
- D. Dodder is not usually a parasite of lilies.
- E. Lilies are especially susceptible to being weakened by invading parasites.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 124
Today, children whose parents are deemed incapable of caring for them are put into foster care. These children are moved into strangers' homes, where they are cared for until their own parents can regain custody, which may not happen for years, if it happens at all. Although it means well, the current foster care program is so poorly funded, staffed, and managed that it cannot ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children in the system. The laudable idea behind foster care is that children will fare best if placed in a family setting until they can be reunited with their parents, even if it is a family of strangers. However, while in foster care, children typically get shuffled between many different foster homes, preventing them from developing long-term, supportive relationships with their foster families. Foster care placements can also force siblings to be separated, further isolating these vulnerable children. When a child is moved to a new foster home, he or she may also have to enroll in a new school, a disruptive process that has a negative impact on the child's education. The bureaucracy that oversees this system is overwhelmed to the point that social workers are unable to adequately screen potential foster parents and keep accurate track of the children placed in foster care. There must be a better means of caring for these children. Perhaps it is time to consider creating special group homes as a means of providing these children with stable and safe environments.
A child could live in one group home for the duration of his or her time in foster care and be supervised by a team of social workers and other lay people. Children would receive proper meals and healthcare, attend the same school, and develop relationships with others experiencing the trauma of being separated from their parents. In addition, social workers and staff would have daily access to these children, enabling them to better determine if a child has a special physical or psychological need and arrange for the necessary services. Would this approach be perfect? No, but it would solve many of the problems that plague the current system. For some, the idea of a government agency housing, clothing, and feeding needy children may sound extreme, but it only suggests that we provide these children with the same basic necessities that we give to prison inmates.
The passage suggests that the idea of creating group homes in lieu of foster care
- A. is long overdue.
- B. is a basic right that should not be denied to children in need.
- C. should be researched extensively.
- D. is the only viable option to foster care.
- E. is likely to meet with much resistance.
Answer: E
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In the last paragraph, the author acknowledges that "For some, the idea of a government agency housing, clothing, and feeding needy children may sound extreme." This suggests that the idea will be resisted. The author does not appear to think that this idea is long overdue (choice a); the author says "perhaps it is time" to consider group homes, not "it is high time" or some other phrase that would suggest impatience.
The author is not close-minded enough to suggest that group homes are the only option (choice b). The statement "There must be a better means of caring for these children" and the word "perhaps" indicate that the author is thinking about options and possibilities. The author would probably agree that the idea of creating group homes should be researched (choice d), but the passage does not indicate this point.
Finally, the author suggests that the basic rights that should not be denied to children are food, clothes, and shelter - not orphanages themselves, so choice e is incorrect.
NEW QUESTION # 125
For each of the background colors, the graphic shows the average (arithmetic mean) of the maximum prices that the participants who viewed the item with that background reported that they were willing to pay for the item. Results are shown for bath the auction and the negotiation scenarios.
Assuming the researchers' hypothesized link between offers and aggression is correct, for each of the following background colors select More aggressive if, on average, participants in the negotiation group in the study behaved more aggressively when the product was displayed with that background color than the participants did when the product was displayed with a gray background.
Otherwise, select Not more aggressive.
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NEW QUESTION # 126
Manufacturers and retailers tend to look askance at gray markets, where products are sold at cut-rate prices outside their authorized distribution channels. Manufacturers fear that gray markets will undercut margins and tarnish brand names. Retailers fear that they will siphon away customers and erode prices.
A new study indicates, however, that gray marketing actually benefits manufacturers and retailers in markets that meet two criteria: first, sharp differences exist in consumers' price sensitivity; second, large numbers of consumers are price-insensitive. In such markets, the low prices of the gray market will attract the most price-sensitive customers. The authorized channels will then compete only for the remaining customers-those who are insensitive to price but sensitive to service.
When that happens, the structure of competition and the economics of the market shift. The authorized retailers, freed from having to cater to the bargain hunters, can raise their prices and focus on service. If the concentration of price-insensitive shoppers is high enough, the resulting increase in prices will more than offset the loss of sales to the bargain hunters. The margins and profits of the authorized retailers will increase, and manufacturers will, as a result, be able to boost their wholesale prices.
Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the reasoning offered for the claim that gray markets can in certain conditions lead to increased profits among authorized retailers?
- A. Authorized retailers who are competing for the business of price-insensitive consumers often become involved in a cycle of expensive service enhancements that significantly narrow profit margins.
- B. Gray markets typically remain strong even in markets where authorized retailers have introduced service enhancements.
- C. Manufacturers who fear that gray marketing will tarnish their brand names sometimes subsidize advertising for authorized retailers, thereby narrowing the manufacturers' profit margins.
- D. Price wars among authorized retailers, triggered by the appearance of gray markets when few, if any, consumers are price-insensitive, lead to a cycle of increasing price reductions that severely narrow profit margins.
- E. More consumers have become price-sensitive over the last ten years and this trend will continue for the foreseeable future.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 127 
- A. Statement (1) ALONE Is sufficient, but statement (2) alone Is not sufficient
- B. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
- C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
- D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
- E. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient but statement (1) atone is not sufficient.
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION # 128
Archaeologists seeking the location of a legendary siege and destruction of a city are excavating in several possible places, including a middle and a lower layer of a large mound. The bottom of the middle layer contains some pieces of pottery of type 3, known to be from a later period than the time of the destruction of the city, but the lower layer does not.
Which of the following hypotheses is best supported by the evidence above?
- A. The pottery of type 3 was imported to the city by traders.
- B. The middle layer does not represent the period of the siege.
- C. The lower layer contains the remains of the city where the siege took place.
- D. The siege lasted for a long time before the city was destroyed.
- E. The legend confuses stories from two different historical periods.
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION # 129
The passage most strongly indicates that the author would agree with which of the following statements?
- A. The conceptions of "probability" that underlie everyday use of the word rarely, if ever, conform to the mathematical principles of probability.
- B. None of the subjects in the various studies other than the 1998 study who seemed to commit the conjunction fallacy actually did commit it.
- C. People who have studied the mathematical principles of probability are very unlikely to commit the conjunction fallacy.
- D. Many of the subjects in the various studies In addition to the 1998 study probably committed the conjunction fallacy.
- E. The conjunction fallacy is rarely committed outside of betting contexts.
Answer: A
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Mathematical principles of probability entail that for any future event, the probability that it will occur Is at least as great as the probability that both it and some other given event will occur. Consider, for example, the following statements that were shown to subjects in a 1998 study.
X The percentage of adolescent smokers In Texas will decrease at least 15% from current levels by September 1, 1999.
Y The cigarette tax in Texas will increase by $1.00 per pack in 1999.
Z The cigarette tax in Texas will increase by $1.00 per pack in 1999, and the percentage of adolescent smokers in Texas will decrease at least 15% from current levels by September 1, 1999.
Z("Kand X") could not have been more probable than X. Nevertheless, many of the subjects judged Zto be more probable than X.
This mistaken form of reasoning, displayed with surprising frequency in various studies in addition to the 1998 study, is known as the "conjunction fallacy." A number of researchers have offered alternative explanations for the seeming manifestations of the mistake, thus arguing that the fallacy is less widely committed than the various studies would indicate. Some have claimed that research subjects can take "probability" in a sense that does not conform to the mathematical principles of probability. Detailed descriptions of some such conceptions of "probability" have been developed under the names of "confirmation" and "support." Other researchers would claim, correctly, that subjects shown Z(" Kand X") and ^simultaneously will sometimes think of Xas involving the negation of Y-as a claim that the percentage of adolescent smokers in Texas will decrease, but without the $1.00 increase in the cigarette tax.
However, although the subjects in the 1998 study were to consider Xand Z simultaneously, the statements were presented in terms of bets rather than explicit requests for judgments of relative probability. Subjects were asked to choose between Zand X, with a chance of winning $50.00 if the chosen statement turned out to be true. Terms such as "most probable," "likely," etc., were thus avoided, and the interpretation of X\n conjunction with the negation of Kwas thereby eliminated. And with these alternative explanations eliminated, many of the subjects nonetheless bet on Zrather than X:
NEW QUESTION # 130
For the safety-conscious Swedish market, a United States manufacturer of desktop computers developed a special display screen that produces a much weaker electromagnetic field surrounding the user than do ordinary screens. Despite an advantage in this respect over its competitors, the manufacturer is introducing the screen into the United States market without advertising it as a safety improvement.
Which of the following, if true, provides a rationale for the manufacturer's approach to advertising the screen in the United States?
- A. Concern has been expressed in the United States over the health effects of the large electromagnetic fields surrounding electric power lines.
- B. Many more desktop computers are sold each year in the United States market than are sold in the Swedish market.
- C. An emphasis on the comparative safety of the new screen would call into question the safety of the many screens the manufacturer has already sold in the United States.
- D. Most business and scientific purchasers of desktop computers expect to replace such equipment eventually as better technology becomes available on the market.
- E. The manufacturer does not want its competitors to become aware of the means by which the company has achieved this advance in technology.
Answer: C
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NEW QUESTION # 131
Named a member of the committee to draw up a Declaration of Independence, the basic draft was completed by Thomas Jefferson in a week.
- A. the basic draft was completed by Thomas Jefferson in a week.
- B. Thomas Jefferson in a week completed the basic draft.
- C. Thomas Jefferson completed the basic draft in a week.
- D. the basic draft Thomas Jefferson completed in a week.
- E. the basic draft was completed by Thomas Jefferson in a week.
Answer: C
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The sentence starts with the adjectival phrase, Named a member of the committee to draw up a Declaration of Independence. That phrase is supposed to modify the noun that comes immediately after it, making A, B, and C incorrect. E is incorrect because in a week incorrectly comes between the noun and verb.
NEW QUESTION # 132
Members of many primate species approach an opponent shortly after conflict and initiate behaviors such as embracing, grooming, or huddling-a phenomenon researchers call postconflict reconciliation. Existing research, however, suffers from several shortcomings. The variability between groups of the same species is rarely addressed; the majority of studies investigate only a small fraction of the pairings that exist in a given group; and almost all reports are restricted to animals in captivity.
In an attempt to address some of these shortcomings, Sommer et al. recently conducted a study of postconflict reconciliation in wild Hanuman langurs, a species of colobine monkey. They observed rates of postconflict reconciliation much lower than would be expected based on previous research, and found that over 80 percent of all pairings exhibited no postconflict affinity whatsoever. The rarity of friendly postconflict reunion in wild langurs draws attention to the possibility that conflicts are modulated through avoidance. The option of temporarily avoiding contact with opponents is not easily available to captive primates, and certainly not to the extent present in the wild. Still, studies of postconflict behavior of primates in captivity remain valuable:
above all, they demonstrate the flexibility of nonhuman primates in various environments. It is likely, however, that the reported frequency of reconciliation among primates is artificially inflated by the conditions of captivity.
The passage suggests that one reason that the "conditions of captivity" (see bolded text) were significant was that
- A. climatic conditions seldom matched those of the animals' natural habitat
- B. food and water were readily available to all members of a group
- C. animals lacked opportunities to interact with members of other species
- D. researchers were unable to observe animals from an unobtrusive distance
- E. animals were unable to distance themselves from each other physically
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION # 133
West River Glen is deciding which network architecture should replace its old copper telephone lines. The town will replace 300 miles of Outside Plant (OSP) cable that will serve approximately 2,500 homes.
The first option is to install a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) system architecture that uses fiber-optic cable to transmit signals from the source to each home. The advantages of this architecture include greater bandwidth capabilities, less signal loss, and slightly lower new-cable deployment costs than the second option. Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC).
An HFC network integrates fiber-optic cables and devices with coaxial cables.
This will cost the town substantially less money for internal equipment and for customer installations.
However, the coaxial cable does not last as long as fiberoptic cable and will thus need to be replaced more frequently, resulting in higher long-term maintenance expenses.
The town believes that either the FTTH or HFC architectures will be capable of serving the communities' data and television needs for the next 30 years.
For each of the following statements, select Supported'if the statement is supported by the information given.
Otherwise, select Not supported.
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NEW QUESTION # 134
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
"Government" does not exist as an independent entity defining policy. Instead there exists a group of democratically elected pragmatists sensitive to the electorate, who establish policies that will result in their own reelection. Therefore, if public policy is hostile to, say, environmental concerns, it is not because of governmental perversity but because elected officials believe that ______
- A. the majority of voters vote for certain politicians because of those politicians' idiosyncratic positions on policy issues
- B. environmentalists would be extremely difficult to satisfy with any policy, however environmentally sound
- C. the public is overly anxious about environmental deterioration
- D. the majority of voters do not strongly wish for a different policy
- E. environmental concerns are being accommodated as well as public funds permit
Answer: D
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NEW QUESTION # 135
Any tax relief received by the solar industry would not benefit the homeowner who installs a solar-energy system. Even though homeowners would pay a lower price for solar-energy system installations because of this tax relief, with the government paying the balance, government revenues come from the public.
The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?
- A. Tax relief would encourage solar industries to sell solar-energy systems at higher prices.
- B. Homeowners generally believe that they benefit from any tax relief offered to the solar-energy industry.
- C. Advertisements of the solar-energy industry, by failing to identify the source of government revenues explicitly to the public, mask the advantage the industry receives from the public.
- D. The tax relief that would be received by solar-energy industries would not be offered at the same time as any tax relief for other industries.
- E. The tax relief would cause the homeowner to lose, through taxes or reduced government benefits or both, an amount at least equal to the reduction in the price of that homeowner's solar-energy system installation.
Answer: E
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NEW QUESTION # 136
Pharmaceutical manufacturer; In our Industry, the number of patents a company manages to obtain Is a good measure of the strength of the company's research and development efforts.
Economist: I disagree. Simply counting patents means failing to distinguish between fruitful patents, which lead to successful new products or stimulate further advances in research, or both, and sterile patents, which do neither.
Which of the following, if true, could best be used by the manufacturer to defend the manufacturer's position against the economist's objection?
- A. In the pharmaceutical Industry, patents that prove fruitful are, as a proportion of all patents obtained, fairly constant from company to company.
- B. In the pharmaceutical Industry, patents that promise to prove fruitful are not infrequently rendered obsolete by a newly registered patent.
- C. There is often a considerable time lag between the completion of the work that produced a patentable innovation and the official award of the patent.
- D. In the pharmaceutical Industry, patents are typically awarded not to the people chiefly responsible for producing the work leading to the patent but Instead to those people's employers.
- E. The Distinction between fruitful and sterile patents is Justified by clear instances of the two types, but many patents fall somewhere in between.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 137
Plague bacilli, the microorganisms that cause bubonic plague, are typically carried from rodents to humans by fleas. Although the bubonic plague epidemic that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages probably originated with certain species of plague-infected rodents from central Asia, the nomadic peoples of central Asia never contracted plague.
Therefore, since they undoubtedly had some contact with infected rodents, it is likely that these central Asian peoples had physiological immunity against plague bacilli.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
- A. Certain types of plague can pass directly from one human being to another, without flea or rodent intermediaries.
- B. The smell of horses, which were a central feature of life among the nomadic peoples of central Asia, is repellent to the fleas that live on rodents.
- C. Plague bacilli were spread from central Asia to Europe by rats inadvertently transported along with tradable goods.
- D. The plague-infected rodent species that were common in central Asia did not spread to Europe during the Middle Ages.
- E. Unlike flea-bearing rodents, which can actually contract bubonic plague, the fleas themselves are merely carriers of the disease.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 138
Which of the following most logically completes the passage below?
Mayor: Commuters working in Ornville must cross either North Bridge or South Bridge. During impending repair work at the North Bridge toll plaza, North Bridge will remain open to traffic, but the usual 25 cent toll will not be collected. So as not to lose toll revenue overall, the city plans to temporarily raise the toll on South Bridge by 20 cents.
The plan is likely to accomplish its objective, since more commuters currently use South Bridge, and ________.
- A. substantial amounts of toll revenue collected at South Bridge will go toward paying for the repairs at the North Bridge toll plaza
- B. at both bridges, tolls are currently collected not only on vehicles entering Ornville but also on vehicles leaving Ornville
- C. very few commuters could switch from one bridge to the other without serious inconvenience to themselves
- D. the rates for commuters' monthly bridge toll passes will not increase
- E. the current toll for South Bridge is 20 cents
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 139
Welleby's Plan
The water In the underground water table beneath the town of Welleby is moderately saline-
20,000millkjrarns of salt per liter of water (mg/L), or roughly half as saline as ocean water. To lower the level of the water table and thus prevent agricultural land from being inundated with salt water, the town plans to pump water from the table at a rate of 450kiloliters per day (kL/day) into a large shallow pond, allowing much of the water to evaporate. The town plans to divert 10percent of the water pumped from the water table to supplement Us supply of drinking water, which Is currently piped In from great distances. Due to the water's supply, the town intends to construct a desalination plant to treat the diverted water for use as drinking water.
Desalination Types
Comparison
Welleby is deciding among the following three desalination methods.
Reverse Osmosis (RO): Water Is pushed through a membrane, leaving salts behind. RO systems can handle a large range of water flow rates and use relatively little energy. However, RO membranes are expensive and must be replaced every 2 to 5 years. There is also a possibility that bacteria can grow on the membrane.
Introducing tastes and odors Into the desalinated water.
Multi-Effect Distillation (MED): Saline water Is heated to produce water vapor, from which Is condensed potable fresh water. This process requires large amounts of energy, regardless of the salinity of the source water. It becomes more cost effective as water volumes increase.
Electrodialysis (ED): Electricity is used to selectively move salts through a membrane. Consumption of energy Is directly proportional to the salinity of the water to be treated, so with higher salinities the process rapidly becomes more costly than other methods. ED membranes need to be replaced every 7 to 10years.
Based on the information provided, which one of the following benefits to Welleby is most likely to result from Its building a desalination plant?
- A. Reduced average salinity of the town's drinking water
- B. Reduced costs for pumping water from the underground water
- C. Reduced salinity of the underground water table
- D. table Increased quantity of agricultural land
- E. Reduced dependence on distant sources for drinking water
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION # 140
Despite protests from some share holders, committee members have ordered the levels of department head involvement to be curtailed and that the advertising program be undertaken.
- A. the levels of department head involvement to be curtailed and that the advertising program being
- B. the levels of department head involvement to be curtailed and that the advertising program be
- C. that the levels of department head involvement be curtailed and the advertising program be
- D. the levels of department head involvement to be curtailed with their advertising program being
- E. the measure of levels of department head involvement to be curtailed and the advertising program to be
Answer: C
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Choice E clearly and correctly uses parallel phrases: the levels of department head involvement be.... The advertising program be.....
NEW QUESTION # 141
Contrary to the statements of labor leaders, the central economic problem facing America today is not the distribution of wealth. It is productivity. With the productivity of U.S. industry stagnant, or even declining slightly, the economic pie is no longer growing. Labor leaders, of course, point to what they consider an unfair distribution of the slices of pie to justify their demands for further increases in wages and benefits.
And in the past, when the pie was still growing, management could afford to acquiesce. No longer. Until productivity resumes its growth, there can be no justification for further increases in the compensation of workers.
Which of the following statements by a labor leader focuses on the logical weakness in the argument above?
- A. As a labor leader, I can be concerned only with the needs of working people, not with the problems faced by management.
- B. The stagnation of U.S. industry has been caused largely by factors - such as foreign competition - beyond the control of American workers.
- C. Although productivity is stagnant, the U.S. population is growing, so that the absolute size of the economic pie continues to grow as well.
- D. If management fails to accommodate the demands of workers, labor leaders will be forced to call strikes that will cripple the operation of industry.
- E. Although the economic pie is no longer growing, the portion of the pie allocated to American workers remains unjustly small.
Answer: E
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NEW QUESTION # 142
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