24.Prep2012-Pack1-CR- VCR00762Amuseumhasbeenofferedanun edstatue,supposedlyGreekandfromthesixthcenturyB.C.Possiblythestatueisgenuinebutun becauseitwasrecentlyunearthedorbecauseithasbeenprivayowned.However,anancientsurfaceusuallyhasunevenweathering,whereasthesurfaceofthisstatuehastheuniformqualitycharacteristicallyproducedbyachemicalbathusedbyforgerstoimitateaweatheredsurface.Therefore,thestatueisprobablyaforgery.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheMuseumscanacceptarecentlyunearthedstatueonlywithvalidexportationfromitscountryoforigin.Thesubject'sposeandotheraspectsofthesubject'streatmentexhibitallthemostcommonfeaturesofGreekstatuesofthesixthcenturyB.C.ThechemicalbaththatforgersusewasatonetimeusedbydealersandcollectorstoremovethesplotchysurfaceappearanceofgenuinelyancientMuseumofficialsbelievethatforgershavenotechniquethatcanconvincinglysimulatethepatchyweatheringcharacteristicofthesurfacesofancientsculptures.AnallegedlyRomansculpturewithauniformsurfacesimilartothatofthestatuebeingofferedtothemuseumwasrecentlyshowntobeaforgery.25.Prep2012-Pack1-CR- VCR06878Manufacturersofmechanicalpencilsmakemostoftheirprofitonpencilleadsratherthanonthepencilsthemselves.TheWriteCompany,whichcannotsellitsleadsascheaplyasothermanufacturerscan,planstoalterthedesignofitsmechanicalpencilsothatitwillacceptonlyanewlydesignedWriteCompanylead,whichwillbesoldatthesamepriceastheWriteCompany'scurrentlead.WhichofthefollowingiftruemoststronglysupportstheWriteCompany'sprojectionthatitsplanwillleadtoanincreaseinitssalesofpencilleads?First-timebuyersofmechanicalpencilstendtobuytheleastexpensivemechanicalpencilsavailable.AnnualsalesofmechanicalpencilsareexpectedtotripleoverthenextfiveWriteCompanyexecutiveisstudyingwaystoreducethecostofmanufacturingpencilleads.ArivalmanufacturerrecentlyannouncedsimilarplanstointroduceamechanicalpencilthatwouldacceptonlytheleadsproducedbythatInextensivetextmarketing,mechanical-pencilusersfoundthenewWriteCompanypencilmarkedlysuperiortoothermechanicalpencilstheyhadused.Drugmanufacturer: evisionaudiencesaresuretorealizethatthe mendingourbrandofcoughsyrupinouradvertisementisactuallyanactorplayingarole.Hencetheywillnotplaceunduetrustintheadvicegivenbythisactor.Therefore,networksshouldrelaxtheirguidelinestopermitourcompanytobroadcastthisadvertisement.evisionexecutive:Iftheaudiencecan lthattheactorisnotaphysician,thenyouradvertisementneednothaveaphysicianfigure mendingyourWhichofthefollowingisanargumentativestrategyusedbythe executiveinresponsetothedrugmanufacturer?Indicatingthatthereasonthedrugmanufactureroffersforrelaxingtheguidelinesswiththemanufacturer'spresumedmotiveforpresentingtheimageofaphysicianintheadvertisementAssertingthatthedrugmanufacturer'sexpresseddesiretobroadcasttheadvertisementismotivatedbyself-interestratherthanbygenuineinterestinthegoodoftheaudienceInvokingsubjectiveopinionsconcerningaudiencereactiontoevisionadvertisementsasifthoseopinionsconstitutedobjectiveevidencePointingoutthatthegoalsofthedrugmanufacturer'scompanydifferfromthoseofevisionnetworksQuestioningtheabilityofthedrugmanufacturertomakeanysweegeneralizationaboutwhatthemanydifferentmembersoftheaudiencemayInGandania,wherethe ernmenthasamonopolyontobaccosales,theincidenceofsmoking-relatedhealthproblemshasrisensteadilyforthelasttwentyyears.ThehealthsecretaryrecentlyproposedaseriesoflawsaimedatcurtailingtobaccouseinGandania.Profitsfromtobaccosales,however,accountfortenpercentofGandania'sannualrevenues.Therefore,Gandaniacannotaffordtoinstitutetheproposedlaws.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheAllhearthcareinGandania ImplementingtheproposedlawsisnottocauseasignificantincreaseintheamountoftobaccoGandaniaexports.ThepercentageofrevenueGandaniareceivesfromtobaccosaleshasremainedsteadyinrecentyears.ProfitsfromtobaccosalesfarsurpassanyothersinglesourceofrevenuefortheGandanian ernmentofficialinGandaniahaseverpreviouslyproposedlawsaimedatcurtailingtobaccouse.Mallowner:Ourmall'soccupancyrateissolowthatwearebarelymakingaprofit.Wecannotraiserentsbecauseofanunacceptablyhighriskoflosingestablishedtenants.Ontheotherhand,amallthatisfullyoccupiedcostsaboutasmuchtorunasoneinwhicharentalspacehereandarentalspacetherestandsempty.Clearly,therefore,toincreaseprofitswemustsignupnewWhichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheThemall'soperatingcostscouldbecutbyconsolidatingcurrentlyrentedspacesinsuchawaythatanentirewingofthemallcouldbeclosedup.Themallislocatedinageographicareainwhichcostsincurredair-conditioninginthehotsummersexceedthoseincurredforheatinginthemidwintersbyawidemargin.Themall'soccupancyrate,thoughrelativelylow,hasbeenrelativelystableforseveralyears.Themalllosttenantsasaresultofeachofthetwomajorrentincreasesthathaveoccurredthere.Noneofthemall'sestablishedtenantsislikelytoneedadditionalfloorspacethereintheforeseeablefuture.Inonestate,allcitiesandmosttownshaveantismokingordinances.Apetitionentitled“PetitionforStatewideSmokingRestriction”isbeingcirculatedtovotersbynworkerswhoaskonly,“Doyouwanttosignapetitionforstatewidesmokingrestriction?"Thepetitionadvocatesastatelawbanningsmokinginmostretailestablishmentsandin ernmentthatareopentotheWhichofthefollowingcircumstanceswouldmakethepetitionascirculatedmisleadingtovoterswhounderstandtheproposalasextendingthelocalordinancesstatewide?Healthcostsassociatedwithsmokingcausehealthinsurancepremiumstoriseforeveryoneandsoaffectnonsmokers.Inruralareasofthestate,therearerelativelyfewretailestablishmentsandernmentofficesthatareopentothepublic.Thestatelawwouldsupersedethelocalantismokingordinances,whichcontainstrongerbansthanthestatelawdoes.Thereisconsiderablesentimentamongvotersinmostareasofthestateforrestrictionofsmoking.Thestatelawwouldnotaffectexistinglocalordinancesbanningsmokinginplaceswherethefireauthoritieshavedeterminedthatsmokingwouldconstituteafirehazard.Inpreparationforalarge-scaletree-plantingproject,Thomasvillehasrecordedthelocation,species,andconditionofeverytreeinitsdowntownarea.Theresultswillbecomparedwithresultsofthelastsuchtreecensus,taken20yearsago.PlantingtreesprimarilyfromthespeciesthatturnsouttohavethebestrecordofsurvivalwillassuredowntownThomasvilleofanabundanttreepopulation20yearsfromnow.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyunderminestheclaimthatthetree-plantingproposalwillassureanabundanttreepopulation?Becauseofstrictlawserningindustrialdevelopment,environmentalconditionsinThomasvilleareunlikelyto eharsherfortreesthantheyhavebeenduringthelast20years.Thomasvillehasreliablerecordstoshowwhichtreesinexistence20yearsagowerecutdowntopermitnewconstructiondowntown.AnumberoftreesfromoneofthespecieswidespreadinThomasville20yearsagoreachedtheendoftheirnaturallifespanintheinterveningperiod.VeryfewspeciesoftreesgrowaswellinurbanconditionsasinnaturalAcitywithahighproportionofanyonespeciesoftreescanhaveitstreepopulationdevastatedbyoneoutbreakofadisease.WhichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletesthepassageOnename-brandcerealmanufacturerisabouttoreducewholesalepricesforitscerealsby20percentbecauseconsumershavebeenswitchingfromitscerealstocheaperstorebrands.Thesuccessofthisstrategyreliesontheassumptionthatsupermarketswillpassonallofthesavingsbyloweringthepricestheychargeconsumersforthemanufacturer'scereals.Althoughsupermarketsusuallypassonsuchsavings,inthiscaseitislikelythatsupermarketsnotdosobecause.severalothername-brandcerealmanufacturersareabouttoreducethewholesalepricesoftheircerealstheaveragepriceperboxofname-brandcerealshasincreasedsignificantlyinthelast10yearstotalannualsalesofcereal—includingbothname-brandandstore-brandcereals—haveincreasedoverthepast10yearssupermarketsmakefarmoreprofitonsalesofstore-brandcerealsthanonsalesofname-brandcerealsthecurrentpricesofthemanufacturer'scerealsarecomparabletothepricesofname-brandcerealsproducedbyothercerealmanufacturersInTeruvia,thetyofriceproducedperyeariscurrentlyjustlargeenoughtosatisfydomesticdemand.Teruvia'stotalriceacreagewillnotbeexpandedintheforeseeablefuture,norwillriceyieldsperacreincreaseappreciably.Teruvia'spopulation,however,willbeincreasingsignificantlyforyearstocome.Clearly,therefore,Teruviawillsoonhavetobeginimportingrice.WhichofthefollowingisanassumptiononwhichtheargumentNopronouncedtrendofdecreasingpercapitademandforriceisimminentinTeruvia.NotalloftheacreageinTeruviacurrentlyplantedwithriceiswellsuitedtothecultivationofrice.NoneofthestrainsofricegrowninTeruviaareexceptionallyhigh-TherearenopopulatedregionsinTeruviainwhichthepopulationwillnotTherearenomajorcropsotherthanriceforwhichdomesticproductionanddomesticdemandarecurrentlyinbalanceinTeruvia.Theatergoer:InJanuaryoflastyear,theMegaplexchainofmovietheatersstartedpopitspopcornincanolaoil,insteadofthelesshealthfulcoconutoithatithadbeenusinguntilthen.NowMegaplexisplanningtoswitchback,sayingthatthechangehashurtpopcornsales.Thatclaimisfalse,however,sinceaccordingtoMegaplex'sownsalesfigures,Megaplexsoldfivepercentmorepopcornlastyearthaninthepreviousyear.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakensthetheatergoer‘sWhenitswitchedfromusingcoconutoiltousingcanolaoil,Megaplexmadesurethatthechainreceivedagreatdealofpublicitystressingthehealthbenefitsofthechange.Megaplexmakesmoremoneyonfoodandbeveragessoldatitstheatersthanitdoesonsalesofmovietickets.Inasurveytodeterminepubicresponsetothechangetocanolaoil,veryfewofMegapiex'scustomerssaidthatthechangehadaffectedtheirpopcorn-buyinghabits.TotalsalesofallfoodandbeverageitemsatMegaplex'smovietheatersincreasedbylessthanfivepercentlastyear.TotalattendanceatMegaplex'smovietheaterswasmorethan20percenthigherlastyearthantheyearbefore.Inpollutedenvironments,dolphinsgraduallyaccumulatetoxinsintheirbodyfat,andthelargerthedolphinthemoreaccumulatedtoxinsitcantolerate.Nearly80percentofthetoxinsafemaledolphinhasaccumulatedpassintothefat-richmilkhernursingcalfingests.Therefore,theunusuallyhighmortalityrateamongdolphincalvesintheindustriallycontaminatedwatersalongFlorida'sGulfCoastisprobablytheresultoftheirbeingpoisonedbytheirmother'smilk.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststrengthenstheThesurvivalrateoffirstborndolphincalvesintheareaalongFlorida'sGulfCoastishighestforthosewhosemotherswerekilledbeforetheywereTherateatwhichadultdolphinslivinginthewatersalongFlorida'sGulfCoastaccumulatetoxinsisnohigherthanthatofadultdolphinsincomparablypollutedwaterselsewhere.AmongdolphincalvesbornintheareaalongFlorida'sGulfCoast,themortalityrateishighestamongthosewithlivingsiblings.Asdolphinsage,theyaccumulatetoxinsfromtheenvironmentmoreslowlythanwhentheywereyoung.Dolphins,likeothermarinemammals,haveahigherproportionofbodyfatthandomostlandmammals.Perkins:AccordingtoanarticleIread,thewoollymammoth‘sextinctioninNorthAmericacoincidedwithamigrationofhumansontothecontinent12,000yearsago,andstonespearheadsfromthisperiodindicatethatthesepeoplewerehunters.Buttheauthor'scontentionthatbeinghuntedbyhumanscontributedtothewoollymammoth‘sextinctionissurelywrongsince,aspaleontologistsknow,nospearheadshaveeverbeenfoundamongthemanymammothbonesthathavebeenunearthed.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthestrongestreasonfordiscountingtheevidencePerkinscitesinarguingagainstthecontentionthatbeinghuntedbyhumanscontributedtotheNorthAmericanextinctionofwoollymammoths?Atsiteswheremammothbonesdatingfrom12,000yearsagohavebeenunearthed,bonesofothermammalshaverarelybeenfound.Thestonefromwhichstonespearheadsweremadeisunlikelytohavedisintegratedoverthecourseof12,000years.ConditionsinNorthAmerica12,000yearsagoweresuchthathumanscouldnothavesurvivedthereonadietthatdidnotincludesubstantialamountsofmeat.CavepaintingsinNorthAmericathatd