Buying elaborate screensavers-programs

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Match: based on student preference3% picked this

   A school that chooses textbooks based on student preference may not get the

   The company wasn't buying the screensaver based on employee preferences. The screensaver just had the unanticipated backfire of distracting their employees.

   3%
2. B

   Bad Match: net gain1% picked this

   An energy-efficient insulation system may cost more up front but will ultimately save money over the

   This sounds like the opposite of a cautionary warning. This is more like an endorsement that doing X will in the long run be a Net Gain.

   1%
3. C

   Weak Match5% picked this

   The time that it takes to have a pizza delivered may be longer than it takes to

   This has some element of "You think you're getting a net gain by doing X (ordering a pizza for delivery), but in the end you're getting a net loss (because it takes longer for it to arrive than it does to cook a complete dinner". But it's not really clear this would be a net loss. Yes, you might have to wait longer for the pizza to show up than if you just cooked yourself a meal, but you can still be productive during that time you're waiting for the pizza to show up (and maybe you really want pizza). The fact that there is more waiting time to eat isn't a clear Net Loss.

   5%
4. D

   Correct88% picked this

   A complicated hotel security system may cost more in customer goodwill than it saves in

   Why this is right

   Here, the wording is clearly indicating a Net Loss: costs more in X than it saves in Y The screensaver seemed like a good idea, but it costs more in wasted employee time than it saves in protecting monitors from damage. The complicated security system seemed like a good idea, but it costs more in customer frustration than it saves in losses by theft.

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

   88%
5. E

   Bad Match: head to head comparison2% picked this

   An electronic keyboard may be cheaper to buy than a piano but more

   This is evaluating a choice between a keyboard and a piano. The original is just talking about whether buying one thing would be a net gain or net loss, not comparing it to a different purchasing option. Both the original and the correct answer are comparing the status quo to buying a new thing: - better off buying a screensaver or not? - better off buying a security system or not? This is comparing which purchase, X or Y, would have the better net benefit: - better off buying a keyboard or a piano?

   2%