Alpha Ltd manufactures swim wear and planned to launch a new line of women's bathing suits in April, which is typically the peak time of year for swim wear sales. The company conducted consumer polls, which returned favorable results for both style and price, and took out advertisements in major fashion magazines and television stations. Yet the launch was disappointing: sales in April did not exceed even half of the company's sales during the same period in the previous year. Each of the following, if true, could explain the disappointing sales of the new swim wear line EXCEPT : Options: A . &nbspThe prediction of a cool, rainy summer by meteorologists received much attention in the national media B . &nbspNone of the stores carrying the new swim wear line displayed it prominently. C . &nbspThe company's manufacturing plants experienced difficulty in obtaining dyes in the advertised colors and so substituted different colors. D . &nbspA major competitor launched a line of similar swim wear at a lower price in February. E . &nbspA scene in which a major actress was to wear one of the new swimsuits in a much anticipated movie to be released in February was never filmed.

Alpha Ltd manufactures swim wear and planned to launch a new line of women'

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Alpha Ltd manufactures swim wear and planned to launch a new line of women's bathing suits in April, which is typically the peak time of year for swim wear sales. The company conducted consumer polls, which returned favorable results for both style and price, and took out advertisements in major fashion magazines and television stations. Yet the launch was disappointing: sales in April did not exceed even half of the company's sales during the same period in the previous year.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the disappointing sales of the new swim wear line EXCEPT :

Options:

A . The prediction of a cool, rainy summer by meteorologists received much attention in the national media

B . None of the stores carrying the new swim wear line displayed it prominently.

C . The company's manufacturing plants experienced difficulty in obtaining dyes in the advertised colors and so substituted different colors.

D . A major competitor launched a line of similar swim wear at a lower price in February.

E . A scene in which a major actress was to wear one of the new swimsuits in a much anticipated movie to be released in February was never filmed.

Answer: Option E
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E
Option E is the correct answer.

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