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NEW QUESTION 28
Last year a company gave bonuses to a number of employees, but only in the three amounts of $750, $1,500, and $7,350. If the total amount of the bonuses was $64,800 and each of the three amounts was given to at least one employee, what is the fewest number of bonuses that the company could have given to employees last year?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
- E. 4
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 29
The value of a product is determined by the ratio of its quality to its price. The higher the value of a product, the better will be its competitive position. Therefore, either increasing the quality or lowering the price of a given product will increase the likelihood that consumer will select that product rather than a competing one.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn above?
- A. It is possible to increase both the quality and the price of a product without changing its competitive position.
- B. Consumers' perceptions of the quality of a product are based on the actual quality of the product.
- C. Competing products often try to appeal to different segments of the population of consumers.
- D. The competitive position of a product can be affected by such factors as advertising and brand loyalty.
- E. For certain segments of the population of consumers, higher-priced brands of some product lines are preferred to the lower-priced brands.
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION 30
For a shipment of n bottles of a certain product, a mail order firm charges a price of $40.00 per bottle, plus a shipping fee of 5 percent of the total price of the n bottles, plus a handling fee of $5.00 per shipment. What is the least value of n for which the total charge per bottle shipped is less than $42.50 ?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
- E. 4
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 31
Archaeologists have found wheeled ceramic toys made by the Toltec, twelfth-century inhabitants of what is now Vera Cruz. Although there is no archaeological evidence that the Toltec used wheels for anything but toys, some anthropologists hypothesize that wheeled utility vehicles were used to carry materials needed for the monumental structures the Toltec produced.
Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?
- A. The Toltec sometimes incorporated into their toys representations of utensils or other devices that served some practical purpose.
- B. Some of the wheeled ceramic toys were found near the remains of monumental structures.
- C. Any wheeled utility vehicles used by the Toltec could have been made entirely of wood, and unlike ceramic, wood decays rapidly in the humid climate of Vera Cruz.
- D. Wheeled utility vehicles were used during the twelfth century in many areas of the world, but during this time wheeled toys were not very common in areas outside Vera Cruz.
- E. Carvings in monument walls suggest that the Toltec's wheeled ceramic toys sometimes had ritual uses in addition to being used by both children and adults as decorations and playthings.
Answer: C
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NEW QUESTION 32
The passage most clearly implies that the skeptics mentioned in the third paragraph assume that
- A. many languages with similar vocabularies do not share recent common ancestors pastoralist speakers of proto-Indo-European did not spread into Anatolia
- B. there would be evidence that chariots existed earlier than 5,500 years ago if
- C. the computer mentioned in the second paragraph based its calculations on inaccurate data
- D. they existed about 9,000 years ago
- E. chariots and wagons were invented north of the Black Sea
Answer: B
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The following is based on an article published in 2012.
Most linguists believe proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of all Indo-European languages, was the language of chariot-driving pastoralists who spread through Eurasia from steppes north of the Black Sea about 4,000 years ago. But a competing theory is that proto-Indo-European was spoken by farmers in Anatolia (Asia Minor) about 9,000 years ago, and spread from there along with agriculture.
To evaluate these hypotheses, researchers statistically compared IndoEuropean languages' vocabularies.
Languages with more similar vocabularies are
probably more closely related, sharing more recent common ancestors.
Combining the vocabulary statistics with the known dates when certain languages split, and with their known geographical ranges, a computer calculated the most likely relationships among all Indo-European languages and concluded that protoIndo-European probably originated in Anatolia 9,000 years ago.
Disputing this conclusion, skeptics argue that most Indo-European languages are similar in their words pertaining to chariots and wagons, suggesting protoIndo-European split into daughter languages only after chariots and wagons were invented. No archaeological evidence indicates that chariots and wagons existed before 5,500 years ago. Furthermore, proto-Indo-European had words for "horse" and "bee" and lent many words to proto-Uralic, the mother language of Finnish and Hungarian. The steppes north of the Black Sea were far closer than Anatolia to areas where proto-Uralic was spoken, and had more abundant wild horses and bees.
NEW QUESTION 33
United States Geological Survey scientists have found that a cooling in Pacific Ocean temperatures led to increases in ecologically threatening phytoplankton blooms in San Francisco Bay, California. The declining temperatures took place off the coast of California between 1999 and 2004. The occurrence of these blooms is surprising because such blooms are normally associated with increases in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, entering estuaries from such sources as wastewater treatment plants and agricultural fields. In this case, the bay's phytoplankton blooms occurred during a period of decreasing nutrient concentration and inputs.
The scientists discovered the effects of the cold Pacific temperatures by using biological and water-quality data collected over twenty-five years. The colder temperatures caused changes in the types, abundance, and migration patterns of marine life into the San Francisco Bay from coastal ocean waters. For example, marine life, such as fish, shrimp, and crabs, migrated to the warmer waters that are found in the bay.
The migrations increased the numbers of predators such as bay shrimp and Dungeness crabs that eat filter feeders, such as clams. Clams can filter large quantities of phytoplankton from the bay's water, which can prevent phytoplankton blooms. With the increase in predators, there was a corresponding decrease in clam populations and an increase in phytoplankton.
The scientists discussed in the passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements about attempting to limit phytoplankton blooms in an estuary by placing restrictions on discharges from wastewater treatment plants and runoff from agricultural fields?
- A. The approach would most likely have an effect opposite to that which was intended.
- B. The approach would not be as likely to have the intended effect the scientists would have expected prior to the San Francisco Bay blooms.
- C. The approach would produce the intended effect if the estuary in question were located in a warm climate.
- D. The approach would probably be initially successful but have long-term negative effects.
- E. The approach would probably not produce a significantly different effect than inaction would.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 34
At an enormous research cost, a leading chemical company has developed a manufacturing process for converting wood fibers into a plastic. According to the company, this new plastic can be used for, among other things, the hulls of small sailboats. But what does the company think sailboat hulls used to be made of? Surely the mania for high technology can scarcely go further than this.
The author's opinion of the manufacturing process described in the passage is based primarily on the fact that
- A. a small sailboat is not normally regarded as a high-tech product
- B. plastic is unlikely to be durable enough for high-quality sailboat hulls
- C. hulls for small sailboats can be made from wood without converting it into plastic
- D. many other spheres of human activity are in far greater need of technological research
- E. the research costs of developing the process outweigh any savings possible from the use of the plastic
Answer: C
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NEW QUESTION 35
The World Bank, the only one of its kind, provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, and for projects from other public and private sources encourages co-financing.
- A. provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, and encourages co-financing for projects from other public and private sources.
- B. provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, and for projects from other public and private sources encouraged co-financing.
- C. provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, but encourages co-financing for projects from other public and private sources.
- D. provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, and for projects from other public and private sources encourages co-financing.
- E. provides loans to developing member countries, gives technical assistance for development projects, and for projects from other public and private sources encouraging co-financing.
Answer: E
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Choices A, B and C all violate parallelism by putting the indirect object ahead of the verb, and for project from other public and private sources... The use of but in choice E is incorrect because encourages is not contrast to provides and gives
NEW QUESTION 36 
- A. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
- B. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
- C. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
- D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
- E. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 37
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
At a recent conference on environmental threats to the North Sea, most participating countries favored uniform controls on the quality of effluents, whether or not specific environmental damage could be attributed to a particular source of effluent. What must, of course, be shown, in order to avoid excessively restrictive controls, is that______
- A. any substance to be made subject to controls can actually cause environmental damage
- B. any uniform controls that are adopted are likely to be implemented without delay
- C. the countries favoring uniform controls are those generating the largest quantities of effluents
- D. all of any given pollutant that is to be controlled actually reaches the North Sea at present
- E. environmental damage already inflicted on the North Sea is reversible
Answer: A
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NEW QUESTION 38
In order to relieve congestion in the airspace near the airports of a certain country, transportation officials propose sending passengers by new rapid trains between the country's major airport and several small cities within a 300-mile radius of it. This plan was proposed even though the officials realized that it is the major airport that is congested, not those in the small cities.
The plan to relieve congestion would work best if which of the following were true about the major airport?
- A. There are feasible changes in the airport's traffic control system which would significantly relieve congestion.
- B. Some of the congestion the airport experiences could be relieved if more flights were scheduled at night and at other off-peak hours.
- C. Most passengers who frequently use the airport prefer to reach their cities of destination exclusively by air, even if they must change planes twice.
- D. A significant proportion of the airport's traffic consists of passengers transferring between international flights and flights to the small cities.
- E. Rail tickets between the airport and the small cities will most likely cost more than the current air tickets for those routes.
Answer: D
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NEW QUESTION 39
Kale has more nutritional value than spinach. But since collard greens have more nutritional value than lettuce, it follows that kale has more nutritional value than lettuce.
Any of the following, if introduced into the argument as an additional premise, makes the argument above logically correct EXCEPT:
- A. Spinach and collard greens have the same nutritional value.
- B. Spinach has more nutritional value than collard greens.
- C. Spinach has more nutritional value than lettuce.
- D. Kale and collard greens have the same nutritional value.
- E. Collard greens have more nutritional value than kale.
Answer: E
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NEW QUESTION 40
Dr. Kevorkian, the so-called suicide doctor, on November 5 was imprisoned in Wayne County Jail in Detroit for his alleged role in the suicides of two men, and he then began a hunger strike.
- A. the so-called suicide doctor, on November 5 was imprisoned in Wayne County Jail in Detroit for
- B. the called so suicide doctor, on November 5 was imprisoned in Wayne County Jail in Detroit for
- C. the so-called suicide doctor, on November 5 in Detroit was imprisoned in Wayne County Jail for
- D. the so-called suicide doctor, was imprisoned on November 5 in Wayne County Jail in Detroit for
- E. the called so suicide doctor, was imprisoned on November 5 in Wayne County Jail in Detroit for
Answer: D
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B correctly removes on November 5 out from its incorrect place between the subject, Dr. Kevorkian, and the verb, was imprisoned.
NEW QUESTION 41
In the United States, the Postal Service has a monopoly on first-class mail, but much of what is sent first class could be transmitted electronically. Electronic transmittal operators argue that if the Postal Service were to offer electronic transmission, it would have an unfair advantage, since its electronic transmission service could be subsidized from the profits of the monopoly.
Which of the following questions can be answered on the basis of the information in the passage above?
- A. Is the Postal Service expected to have a monopoly on electronic transmission?
- B. Do the electronic transmittal operators believe that the Postal Service makes a profit on first-class mail?
- C. Is the Postal Service prohibited from offering electronic transmission services?
- D. Is the Postal Service as efficient as privately owned electric transmission services?
- E. If private operators were allowed to operate first-class mail services, would they choose to do so?
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION 42
It can be inferred from the passage that if Cope's hypothesis were correct, which of the following would most likely be true concerning salt-affected areas in Victoria?
- A. The land in valley floors affected by salinization would tend to be waterlogged except in dry seasons.
- B. The permeable layer of soil would be less thick than the impermeable layer.
- C. Average soil salinity on certain hillside areas would be less than average soil salinity in adjacent valleys.
- D. During a year of especially low rainfall, the salinity of the soil on the valley floor would decrease.
- E. Average soil salinity would be less before a rainfall than after a rainfall.
Answer: C
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Soil salinization-the process by which soil acquires excess soluble salt, adversely affecting pasture or crop growth-is regarded as Australia's most serious environmental problem. Cope, whose 1958 investigation is considered the earliest survey of salt-affected areas in Victoria, hypothesized that surplus rainwater mobilized soluble salt stored in the permeable layer of soil, causing it to accumulate above an impermeable layer and then discharge downslope or onto a valley floor. In the late 1970s, however, Jenkin identified saline water underground as the main and immediate (though not ultimate) source of the salt, and hypothesized that the spread of salinity resulted from a rise in that groundwater. He attributed the rise to a decrease in coverage by water-absorbing trees and other vegetation at some ill-defined point in Australia's post-settlement history.
However, more-recent research suggests there was no rise in post-settlement groundwater levels. Furthermore, soil salinity probably antedated European settlement: early cartographic evidence indicates that some streams were saline when Europeans arrived. Dahlhaus suggests that salt accumulation resulted from marine incursions several million years ago, when parts of Victoria may have been submerged-as well as from transport of salt from the sea by wind and rain. Dahlhaus also notes that various minerals dissolved in groundwater by weathering may have produced salt.
NEW QUESTION 43
Financing for a large construction project was provided by a group of banks. When the money was gone before the project was completed, the banks approved additional loans. Now, with funds used up again and completion still not at hand, the banks refuse to extend further loans, although without those loans, the project is doomed.
Which of the following, if true, best explains why the bank's current reaction is different from their reaction in the previous instance of depletion of funds?
- A. The banks have reassessed the income potential of the completed project and have concluded that total income generable would be less than total interest due on the old plus the needed new loans.
- B. The banks had agreed with the borrowers that the construction loans would be secured by the completed project.
- C. The banks have identified several other projects that offer faster repayment of the principal if loans are approved now to get those projects started.
- D. The project stimulated the development and refinement of several new construction techniques, which will make it easier and cheaper to carry out similar projects in the future.
- E. The cost overruns were largely due to unforeseeable problems that arose in the most difficult phase of the construction work.
Answer: A
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NEW QUESTION 44
Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will not reduce the number of young people who smoke. They know that cigarettes exist and they know how to get them. They do not need the advertisements to supply that information.
The above argument would be most weakened if which of the following were true?
- A. Older people tend to be less influenced by mass-media advertisements than younger people tend to be.
- B. Seeing or hearing an advertisement for a product tends to increase people's desire for that product.
- C. Advertisements in the mass media have been an exceedingly large part of the expenditures of the tobacco companies.
- D. Those who oppose cigarette use have advertised against it in the mass media ever since cigarettes were found to be harmful.
- E. Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will cause an increase in advertisements in places where cigarettes are sold.
Answer: B
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