GMAT practice exam 1: verbal accutate
questions and answers with solutions 2024
Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to save money and
extend companies' service areas, the merger of the nation's leading gas [and electric company is
intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening] their utility
markets to competition. - ANSWER E) company and leading electric company is intended to create a
huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open
TrueSave's shipping manager is proposing that customer orders be packed with newer, more expensive
materials that eliminate damage during shipping. The manager argues that overall costs would
essentially remain unaffected, since the cost of new materials equals the current costs of replacing
damaged products. Which of the following would be most important to ascertain in determining
whether the proposal would have the argued-for effect on costs? - ANSWER C) Whether a sizable portion
of returned items are returned because of damage already present when those items were packed for
shipping
Complete the passage: Taken in large quantities medicinal substances found in lakes could have serious
health effects, but they are present in quantities far too low to cause any physiological response in
people who drink or bathe in the water. Nevertheless, medical experts contend that eliminating these
trace amounts from the water will have public health benefits, since _________. - ANSWER E) disease-
causing bacteria exposed to low concentrations of certain medicinal substances can become resistant to
them.
Economist: On average, emergency treatment for an elderly person for injuries resulting from a fall costs
$11k. A new therapeutic program can significantly reduce an elderly person's chances of falling. Though
obviously desirable for many reasons, this treatment program will cost $12.5k and thus cannot be
justified.
Which of the following most seriously undermines the conclusion of the argument? - ANSWER C) A
frequent result of injuries sustained in falls is long-term pain, medication for which is not counted among
the avg. per-person costs of emergency treatment for elderly people's injuries from falls.
Because of steep increases in the average price per box of cereal over the last 10 years, overall sales of
cereal have recently begun to drop. In an attempt to improve sales, one major cereal manufacturer
reduced the wholesale prices of its cereals by 20%. Since most other CM's have announced they will
follow suit, it is likely that the sales of cereal will rise.
questions and answers with solutions 2024
Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to save money and
extend companies' service areas, the merger of the nation's leading gas [and electric company is
intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening] their utility
markets to competition. - ANSWER E) company and leading electric company is intended to create a
huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open
TrueSave's shipping manager is proposing that customer orders be packed with newer, more expensive
materials that eliminate damage during shipping. The manager argues that overall costs would
essentially remain unaffected, since the cost of new materials equals the current costs of replacing
damaged products. Which of the following would be most important to ascertain in determining
whether the proposal would have the argued-for effect on costs? - ANSWER C) Whether a sizable portion
of returned items are returned because of damage already present when those items were packed for
shipping
Complete the passage: Taken in large quantities medicinal substances found in lakes could have serious
health effects, but they are present in quantities far too low to cause any physiological response in
people who drink or bathe in the water. Nevertheless, medical experts contend that eliminating these
trace amounts from the water will have public health benefits, since _________. - ANSWER E) disease-
causing bacteria exposed to low concentrations of certain medicinal substances can become resistant to
them.
Economist: On average, emergency treatment for an elderly person for injuries resulting from a fall costs
$11k. A new therapeutic program can significantly reduce an elderly person's chances of falling. Though
obviously desirable for many reasons, this treatment program will cost $12.5k and thus cannot be
justified.
Which of the following most seriously undermines the conclusion of the argument? - ANSWER C) A
frequent result of injuries sustained in falls is long-term pain, medication for which is not counted among
the avg. per-person costs of emergency treatment for elderly people's injuries from falls.
Because of steep increases in the average price per box of cereal over the last 10 years, overall sales of
cereal have recently begun to drop. In an attempt to improve sales, one major cereal manufacturer
reduced the wholesale prices of its cereals by 20%. Since most other CM's have announced they will
follow suit, it is likely that the sales of cereal will rise.
