Shareholder: The company's current

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong4% picked this

   The company's present operations require increased

   The company’s present operations need their current funding levels, but do not necessarily need increased funding.

   4%
2. B

   Support Against3% picked this

   Investment into pharmaceuticals would not siphon off money from

   Since a move into food services may siphon off funds needed by other operations, a move into other areas seem likely to pose the same risk.

   3%
3. C

   Too Strong5% picked this

   The company will lose money as it expands into the food

   The statements suggest that a move into food services is risky, but to say that the company would lose money goes too far.

   5%
4. D

   Too Strong0% picked this

   Only if the company expands its operations into pharmaceuticals are increased

   A move into pharmaceuticals would be less risky than a move into food services, but food services could possibly return higher profits.

   0%
5. E

   Correct88% picked this

   The company has a greater chance of losing money in food services

   Why this is right

   This basically just paraphrases what we're told in the final sentence, where it says that food service industry has a higher inherent risk than pharmaceuticals. How do we know "higher risk" prefers to "unprofitability"? Our common sense about businesses care about; the sort of risks they assess.

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

   88%