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GMAT Critical Reasoning Assumption — practice questions

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If revenue rises and costs stay flat, profit must rise. Which assumes:Read the answer and worked solution →Premise: city's parks budget rose 10% and crime fell 5%. Conclusion: parks reduce crime. Assumes:Read the answer and worked solution →Editor: more articles → more readers. Assumption?Read the answer and worked solution →

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If revenue rises and costs stay flat, profit must rise. Which assumes:

  1. Sales mix unchanged.
  2. Tax rates fell.
  3. No new costs categories appeared.
  4. Customers paid on time.
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Correct answer: C. No new costs categories appeared.

1. Need 'no costs change' which assumes no new cost lines. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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Premise: city's parks budget rose 10% and crime fell 5%. Conclusion: parks reduce crime. Assumes:

  1. Crime statistics are accurate.
  2. No other variable explains the drop.
  3. Parks are accessible city-wide.
  4. Crime is up nationally.
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Correct answer: B. No other variable explains the drop.

1. Rules out confounders → causal link possible. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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Editor: more articles → more readers. Assumption?

  1. Writers exist for more articles.
  2. Readers prefer more articles.
  3. Quality stays high as quantity rises.
  4. Print runs grow.
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Correct answer: C. Quality stays high as quantity rises.

1. Without quality, more articles can lose readers. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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