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Despite inflation which has resulted in increased prices of raw materials, a city book manufacturer decided not to increase the price of his books. Instead he decided to use low-priced inferior material. This, he feels will not result in any change in business and continue to give him the same profits as earlier. Which of the following, if true, strengthens the above argument?
Answer: Option C
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The correct answer is (c). The manufacturer decides to use cheaper material without changing the cost of his books and hopes for the the same profit. His assumption is , people will not mind the cheaper quality. The cheaper material shall result in the same is shown to be true in (c). [To. strengthen an argument, we should show the assumption to be true]. The other choices are irrelevant or out of scope.
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