Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT115 S4 Q10 Explanation

The wholesale price of one bottle

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Stimulus

The wholesale price of one bottle of Veritas Vineyards wine, always a profitable brand, is the same today as it was in 1991. The winegrower’s profit is equal to the wholesale price minus the costs of producing the bottled wine, which include the cost to the winegrower of the glass bottles themselves of the corks, which cost nearly twice as much today as they did in 1991.

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
10.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    The number of bottles of Veritas Vineyards wine sold has remained unchanged between 1991

  2. Correct74% picked this

    Each bottle of Veritas Vineyards wine that is sold today brings the winegrower less profit than did each

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

    Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

  3. Trap13% picked this

    The cost to the cork maker of producing the corks used in bottles of Veritas Vineyards wine

  4. Trap9% picked this

    The aggregate profit generated by the winegrower’s sales of Veritas Vineyards wine this year is smaller than the

  5. Trap3% picked this

    The cost of each cork used in bottling Veritas Vineyards wine is currently greater than the cost of

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