Question 1

In a marketing study, consumers were given two unlabeled cartons of laundry detergent. One carton was bright green and yellow; the other was drab brown and gray. After using the detergent in the two cartons for one month, 83 percent of the consumers in the study reported that the detergent in the bright green and yellow carton cleaned better. This study shows that packaging has a significant impact on consumers’ judgment of the effectiveness of a laundry detergent. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn in the marketing study?

Options :

A : The detergent in the bright carton contained bleach crystals; the detergent in the drab carton did not

B : The detergents in the two cartons were the same.

C : The detergents in the two cartons were different, but they had both been laboratory tested.

D : The detergent in the drab carton was a popular name brand; the detergent in the bright carton was generic

E : The detergent in the drab carton was generic; the detergent in the bright carton was a popular name brand.

Answer: B

Question 2

The cost of manufacturing sports shoes in Macao is 25% less than the cost of manufacturing them in the Philippines. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to import sport shoes from Macao to the Philippines than to manufacture sports shoes in the Philippines. The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?

Options :

A : Labor costs in Macao are 25?low those in the Philippines

B : Importing sports shoes from Macao to the Philippines will eliminate 25% of the manufacturing jobs in the Philippines.

C : The tariff on sports shoes imported from Macao to the Philippines is less than 25% of the cost of manufacturing sports shoes in the Philippines.

D : The fee for transporting a pair of sports shoes from Macao to the Philippines is more than 25% of cost of manufacturing the shoes in Macao

E : It takes 25% less time to manufacture a pair of sports shoes in Macao than it does in the Philippines.

Answer: C

Question 3

A ball with a diameter of 10 cm is inscribed inside a rectangular box so that it touches all internal faces of the box. What is the volume trapped between the box and the ball? (1) The box is a cube (2) The surface area of the box is 600 cm2.

Options :

A : Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by itself is not.

B : Statement (2) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by itself is not

C : Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, even though NEITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient.

D : Either statement BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question

E : Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem.

Answer: D

Question 4

Liz drove from point A to point B at 40 km/h. On her way back she drove at 50 km/h and therefore her way back lasted one hour less. What is the distance (in km) between A and B?

Options :

A : 150

B : 200

C : 600

D : 450

E : 500

Answer: B

Question 5

Surveys show that every year only 10 percent of cigarette smokers switch brands. Yet the manufacturers have been spending an amount equal to 10 percent of their gross receipts on cigarette promotion in magazines. It follows from these figures that inducing cigarette smokers to switch brands did not pay, and that cigarette companies would have been no worse off economically if they had dropped their advertising. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion that cigarette companies could have dropped advertising without suffering economically?

Options :

A : Cigarette advertisements provide a major proportion of total advertising revenue for numerous magazines.

B : Cigarette promotion serves to attract first-time smokers to replace those people who have stopped smoking.

C : There exists no research conclusively demonstrating that increases in cigarette advertising are related to increases in smoking

D : Advertising is so firmly established as a major business activity of cigarette manufacturers that they would be unlikely to drop it.

E : Brand loyalty is typically not very strong among those who smoke inexpensive cigarettes

Answer: B

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