Self-study
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"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why is modular furniture more expensive than standard furniture, even if it’s of comparable size and quality?
Objective
This is an EXCEPT question. Four wrong answers will differentiate modular furniture from standard furniture in a way that could lead modular furniture to be more expensive.
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a
Modular furniture, unlike ████████ ██████████ ██ ███ ██████████████
This is a difference between modular and standard furniture that could lead to modular furniture being more expensive. Something mass-produced might cost less to make, which means lower prices for consumers.
b
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This doesn’t differentiate modular furniture from standard furniture. We still don’t have any reason to think modular furniture would be more expensive.
c
The most fashionable █████████ ████ ██ ███ ███████ █████████ ████████
This suggests a difference between modular furniture and standard furniture. Perhaps modular furniture might be more expensive because it is more fashionable or associated with more fashionable designers.
d
Because modular furniture ██████ ███ ██████ ████████ ████ ███ █████ ███ ██ █████
This is a difference between modular furniture and standard furniture that could explain why modular furniture is more expensive. All else equal, something on sale is likely to be less expensive than something not on sale.
e
Modular sofas, on ████████ ████ █ ███████ ████ ██ ███████████ ████████ ████ ██ ████████ ██████
This is a difference between modular furniture and standard furniture that could explain why modulfar furniture is more expensive. More upholstered surfaces might increase production costs, which could lead to higher prices for consumers.