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LSAT Challenge - Explain why the wrong choices are wrong

Adjusted for inflation, the income earned from wool sales ...
Adventurous jewess
  04/23/17
i think C is correct The conditions in A could explain this...
gay nursing home
  04/23/17
E
mind-boggling center halford
  04/23/17
i don't think it's E, C is much more specific "(C) ...
gay nursing home
  04/23/17
"Adjusted for inflation, the income earned from wool sa...
mind-boggling center halford
  04/23/17
right, but C says that the family, which is included in the ...
gay nursing home
  04/23/17
Wool sales does not encompass the entire revenue stream of s...
180 beta patrolman
  04/23/17
No. The standard of living does not just include sheep farme...
180 beta patrolman
  04/23/17
LSAT authors are non-zero sum thinkers.
wild drab famous landscape painting church
  04/23/17
C is the answer. The question assumes that adjusted for infl...
blue rough-skinned crotch nowag
  04/23/17
Agree completely and the only thing I can say after reading...
Zippy sooty senate volcanic crater
  04/23/17
clearly c
Titillating buff hall clown
  04/23/17


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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:07 PM
Author: Adventurous jewess

Adjusted for inflation, the income earned from wool sales

by a certain family of Australian sheep farmers grew

substantially during the period from 1840 to 1860. This is

because the price for wool sold on the international market

was higher than the price paid on domestic markets and

the percentage and amount of its wool that this family sold

internationally increased dramatically during that period.

But even though the family generated more income from

selling their wool, they failed to enjoy a commensurate

increase in prosperity.

Which one of the following would, if true, help most to

resolve the apparent paradox described above?

(A)

At the end of the 1800s, prices in general in Australia

rose more rapidly than did the wholesale price of

wool sold domestically.

(B)

The prices of wool sold to domestic markets by

Australian sheep farmers decreased dramatically

during the period in question.

(C)

The international and domestic prices for mutton,

sheepskins, and certain other products produced by

all Australian sheep farmers fell sharply during the

period in question.

(D)

Competition in wool sales increased during the

period in question, leaving Australian wool

producers in a less favorable position than

previously.

(E)

Among Australian sheep farmers, the percentage

who made their living exclusively from international

wool sales increased significantly during the period

in question.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141277)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:16 PM
Author: gay nursing home

i think C is correct

The conditions in A could explain this, but the time period in the answer refers to the "end of the 1800s" while the time period in the passage refers to the time period between 1840 and 1860

B is wrong because the passage states that the income earned from selling wool has increased substantially, meaning that international sales have more than offset the losses in domestic sales

D is wrong because the passage states that the income earned from selling wool has increased - even if the market is more competitive, they are still making more money.

in E, the passage refers to a "certain family"

i might be wrong though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141338)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:20 PM
Author: mind-boggling center halford

E

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141363)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:23 PM
Author: gay nursing home

i don't think it's E, C is much more specific

"(C)

The international and domestic prices for mutton,

sheepskins, and certain other products produced by

///ALL/// Australian sheep farmers fell sharply during the

period in question. "

"(E)

Among Australian sheep farmers, ///THE PERCENTAGE///

who made their living exclusively from international

wool sales increased significantly during the period

in question."

C seems to specify that every Australian sheep farmer took a big hit, while E suggests that it's somewhat likely that the family took a hit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141383)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:25 PM
Author: mind-boggling center halford

"Adjusted for inflation, the income earned from wool sales

by a certain family of Australian sheep farmers grew

substantially"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141403)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:28 PM
Author: gay nursing home

right, but C says that the family, which is included in the group "all Australian Sheep Farmers", took a big hit in revenue for sure due to decreases in revenue in non-wool sheep products

E says that the percentage of sheep farmers who now only sell wool has increased, but does not necessarily include the family in question, while C does

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141423)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:29 PM
Author: 180 beta patrolman

Wool sales does not encompass the entire revenue stream of sheep farmers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141427)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:24 PM
Author: 180 beta patrolman

No. The standard of living does not just include sheep farmers, and those that made their living exclusively from international sales is irrelevant, it is simply describing what was likely to happen if international prices increased. Just because it is logical does not mean it answers the question of why this certain family did not enjoy a higher standard of living.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141389)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:32 PM
Author: wild drab famous landscape painting church

LSAT authors are non-zero sum thinkers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141437)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:35 PM
Author: blue rough-skinned crotch nowag

C is the answer. The question assumes that adjusted for inflation, income from wool sales increased. So it doesnt matter if A, B or D are true, the facts in the question already assume that these factors haven't affected the family in question. E is also irrelevant. However, if C is true, and if a substantial portion of income for sheep farmers is from non-wool products, it explains the so-called paradox

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141457)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:40 PM
Author: Zippy sooty senate volcanic crater

Agree completely and the only thing I can say after reading this thread is "(xo2017)"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141487)



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Date: April 23rd, 2017 12:45 PM
Author: Titillating buff hall clown

clearly c

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3593026&forum_id=2#33141517)