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ction for the temple regions on the sides of the head. A study of head injuries resulting from bicycle accidents showed that a large proportion were caused by blows to the temple area. Therefore, if bicycle helmets protected this area, the risk of serious head injury in bicycle accidents would be greatly reduced, especially since.(A) among the bicyclists included in the study’s sample of head injuries, only a very small proportion had been wearing a helmet at the time of their accident(B) even those bicyclists who regularly wear helmets have a poor understanding of the degree and kind of protection that helmets afford(C) a helmet that included protection for the temples would have to be somewhat larger and heavier than current helmets(D) the bone in the temple area is relatively thin and impacts in that area are thus very likely to cause brain injury(E) bicyclists generally land on their arm or shoulder when they fall to the side, which reduces the likelihood of severe impacts on the side of the head13. In order to reduce the number of items damaged while in transit to customers, packaging consultants remended that the TrueSave mailorder pany increase the amount of packing material so as to fill any empty spaces in its cartons. Accordingly, TrueSave officials instructed the pany’s packers to use more packing material than before, and the packers zealously acted on these instructions and used as much as they could. Nevertheless, customer reports of damaged items rose somewhat.Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why acting on the consultants’ remendation failed to achieve its goal?(A) The change in packing policy led to an increase in expenditure on packing material and labor.(B) When packing material is pressed too densely, it loses some of its capacity to absorb shock.(C) The amount of packing material used in a carton does not significantly influence the ease with which a customer can unpack the package.(D) Most of the goods that TrueSave ships are electronic products that are highly vulnerable to being damaged in transit.(E) TrueSave has lost some of its regular customers as a result of the high number of damaged items they received.14. Wood smoke contains dangerous toxins that cause changes in human cells. Because wood smoke presents such a high health risk, legislation is needed to regulate the use of openair fires and woodburning stoves.Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the argument above?(A) The amount of dangerous toxins contained in wood smoke is much less than the amount contained in an equal volume of automobile exhaust.(B) Within the jurisdiction covered by the proposed legislation, most heating and cooking is done with oil or natural gas.(C) Smoke produced by coalburning stoves is significantly more toxic than smoke from woodburning stoves.(D) No significant beneficial effect on air quality would result if openair fires were banned within the jurisdiction covered by the proposed legislation.(E) In valleys where wood is used as the primary heating fuel, the concentration of smoke results in poor air quality.15. A certain automaker aims to increase its market share by deeply discounting its vehicles’ prices for the next several months. The discounts will cut into profits, but because they will be heavily advertised the manufacturer hopes that they will attract buyers away from rival manufacturers’ cars. In the longer term, the automaker envisions that customers initially attracted by the discounts may bee loyal customers.In assessing the plan’s chances of achieving its aim, it would be most useful to know which of the following?(A) Whether the automaker’s petitors are likely to respond by offering deep discounts on their own products(B) Whether the advertisements will be created by the manufacturer’s current advertising agency(C) Whether some of the automaker’s models will be more deeply discounted than others(D) Whether the automaker will be able to cut costs sufficiently to maintain profit margins even when the discounts are in effect(E) Whether an alternative strategy might enable the automaker to enhance its profitability while holding a constant or diminishing share of the market16. In Washington County, attendance at the movies is just large enough for the cinema operators to make modest profits. The size of the county’s population is stable and is not expected to increase much. Yet there are investors ready to double the number of movie screens in the county within five years, and they are predicting solid profits both for themselves and for the established cinema operators.Which of the following, if true about Washington County, most helps to provide a justification for the investors’ prediction?(A) Over the next ten years, people in their teenage years, the prime moviegoing age, will be a rapidly growing proportion of the county’s population.(B) As distinct from the existing cinemas, most of the cinemas being planned would be located in downtown areas, in hopes of stimulating an economic revitalization of those areas.(C) Spending on video purchases, as well as spending on video rentals, has been increasing modestly each year for the past ten years.(D) The average number of screens per cinema is lower among existing cinemas than it is among cinemas still in the planning stages.(E) The sale of snacks and drinks in cinemas accounts for a steadily growing share of most cinema operators’ profits.17. Hollywood restaurant is replacing some of its standard tables with tall tables and stools. The restaurant already fills every available seat during its operating hours, and the change in seating arrangements will not result in an increase in the restaurant’s seating capacity. Nonetheless, the restaurant’s management expects revenue to increase as a result of the seating ch。
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