Question

Which of the following con properly by inferred recarding the past three years from the statement above

Answer 1

The right alternative that can be inferred from the statement regarding the past three years is letter ''C''

Comparing the percentages it is quite clear that the pharmaceuticals division makes more profit per dollar of sales than the chemicals division does.

Alternative A

It is incorrect because the information is about percentages, not total dollars.

Alternative B

It is incorrect because there is no information about the competition faced by either division.

Alternative C

It is the correct one.

Alternative D

It is not correct because there is no information about the product mix, so no inference about it is possible.

Alternative E

It is incorrect because there is no information about highly profitable products and other products.

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Situation

For three years, the pharmaceutical division of a company has accounted for 20 percent of the dollar sales and 40 percent of the profits, and the chemicals division for the balance.

Regarding the past three years, which of the following can properly be inferred from the statement above?

(A) Total dollar sales for each of the company's divisions have remained roughly constant.

(B) The pharmaceuticals division has faced stiffer competition in its markets than has the chemicals division.

(C) The chemicals division has realized lower profits per dollar of sales than has the pharmaceuticals division. √

(D) The product mix offered by each of the company's divisions has remained unchanged.

(E)  Highly profitable products accounted for a higher percentage of the chemicals division's sales than of the pharmaceuticals division's.

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