GMAT Question of the Day: Crtical Reasoning

In 1985 in the country of Alissia, farmers brought to market a broccoli crop that was one-and-a-half times as large as the 1985 broccoli crop in its neighbor country, Barbera. Yet total quantities of broccoli available for sale to consumers in Alissia were smaller than were total quantities in Barbera in 1985.

Which of the following, if true in 1985, contributes most to an explanation of why there was less broccoli available for sale to consumers in Alissia than in Barbera?

(A) Barbera’s farmers produced much more cabbage than did Alissia’s farmers.
(B) Barbera’s farmers produced fewer heads of broccoli per acre than did Alissia’s farmers.
(C) Alissia exported a much higher proportion of its broccoli crop than did Barbera.
(D) Broccoli was much more popular among consumers in Alissia than in Barbera.
(E) Alissia had more land suitable for growing broccoli than did Barbera.

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  1. V Pat says:

    (D) Broccoli was much more popular among consumers in Alissia than in Barbera.

    Remaning with C / D.

    Alissia didn’t export as… “In 1985 in the country of Alissia, farmers brought to market a broccoli crop that was one-and-a-half times as large as ” ….

    So eliminated C.

  2. JR says:

    Ans: C

  3. JR says:

    Difference between bringing to market and being available on Sale for consumers is critical.

    Which means, of the crop available to market, major chunck was exported leaving behind less for local consumers in Alissia as compared to Barbera.
    Hence C.

  4. Take GMAT says:

    It’s C. That is correct.

  5. Lavakumar says:

    Ans: C

  6. nidhi soni says:

    its C

  7. rajesh saran says:

    has to be C

  8. sunil assudani says:

    hmm C

  9. deepak says:

    I will with option C

  10. robin says:

    it has to be C

  11. Domnu says:

    Likewise, C.

  12. Gaurav says:

    Answer is for sure C … they exported the brocolli , poor consumers of the country could not get enough …

  13. gGirl says:

    It’s C.

    Alissia exported most of the Brocolli leaving less for the consumers .

  14. amit says:

    mirchi cccc

  15. Kofi says:

    C….

  16. krishna74 says:

    C

  17. Paddy says:

    Answer is C

  18. sanjay says:

    The only aspect which can contribute towards an explanation as asked for in the question.

  19. sanjay says:

    The only answer option which can contribute towards an explanation, as asked for in the question, is C .

  20. Ankit says:

    Ya only C is explaining

  21. ruchin says:

    its C….. most of it got exported

  22. Shaista says:

    C … Most of it gets exported

    A B E are definately wrong

    D is not a valid reason as popularity cannot affect the supply

  23. Kofi DL says:

    C…

  24. kingfisher says:

    C

  25. srimathy says:

    I’ll go for Option C

  26. devkant says:

    why is A wrong…….

  27. smt says:

    Cabbage production is out of scope

  28. Srimathy says:

    OPTION:C

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