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Resolve the Paradox-X. The correct answer choice is (B)
Even though everyone seems to agree that R-Bar Beans are the best, Texas T and Aunt Sally sold many more cans of beans than did R-Bar. The four incorrect answer choices will successfully explain the discrepancy between the survey results and the sales figures, typically by showing why being considered “the best” does not mean being able to sell the most product, or else by suggesting that the survey was based on a biased or unrepresentative sample and therefore produced incorrect results. The correct answer choice will either make the situation even more confusing, or have no explanatory effect.
Answer choice (A): If Texas T and Aunt Sally are less expensive than R-Bar, no wonder they sold more cans than R-Bar. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. The fact that some age groups showed stronger preference for R-Bar than others does not explain why R-Bar sold fewer cans of beans than Texas T and Aunt Sally. Because this answer choice does not provide a cause for the discrepancy between the survey results and the sales figures, it is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (C): If the survey was carried out only in the small geographic area where R-Bar distributes its beans, not nationwide, there is good reason to suspect that its results were geographically biased. Since the sales figures were national, no wonder they tell a different story. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (D): If most food stores refuse to carry R-Bar Beans, then the high demand for R-Bar reflected in the recent survey has not been met. Little wonder Aunt Sally and Texas T were able to sell more beans. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (E): According to the stimulus, the national sales figures reflect the sale of beans throughout the entire last year. If the sales figures for R-Bar take into account only three months of sales whereas Aunt Sally and Texas T had the whole year to sell their beans, it is not surprising that R-Bar’s numbers were lower than expected. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Resolve the Paradox-X. The correct answer choice is (B)
Even though everyone seems to agree that R-Bar Beans are the best, Texas T and Aunt Sally sold many more cans of beans than did R-Bar. The four incorrect answer choices will successfully explain the discrepancy between the survey results and the sales figures, typically by showing why being considered “the best” does not mean being able to sell the most product, or else by suggesting that the survey was based on a biased or unrepresentative sample and therefore produced incorrect results. The correct answer choice will either make the situation even more confusing, or have no explanatory effect.
Answer choice (A): If Texas T and Aunt Sally are less expensive than R-Bar, no wonder they sold more cans than R-Bar. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. The fact that some age groups showed stronger preference for R-Bar than others does not explain why R-Bar sold fewer cans of beans than Texas T and Aunt Sally. Because this answer choice does not provide a cause for the discrepancy between the survey results and the sales figures, it is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (C): If the survey was carried out only in the small geographic area where R-Bar distributes its beans, not nationwide, there is good reason to suspect that its results were geographically biased. Since the sales figures were national, no wonder they tell a different story. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (D): If most food stores refuse to carry R-Bar Beans, then the high demand for R-Bar reflected in the recent survey has not been met. Little wonder Aunt Sally and Texas T were able to sell more beans. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (E): According to the stimulus, the national sales figures reflect the sale of beans throughout the entire last year. If the sales figures for R-Bar take into account only three months of sales whereas Aunt Sally and Texas T had the whole year to sell their beans, it is not surprising that R-Bar’s numbers were lower than expected. This answer choice explains the paradox and is therefore incorrect.
