This question made me cry

I had the same question. During timed test, I chose C, but then I went back and changed it to A because I thought that that was the main premise which the conclusion needed to be supported. I guess because it is an example, the conclusion relies on its truth or falsity?

Why is it not D because if the expert consultant found that it did not save much, then the consultant is taking some of the risk

Mr. Blatt: Expert consultants are sought after by

management because they help

executives make better decisions. That is

why they are worth the substantial fees

they charge.

Ms. Fring: Nonsense. Expert consultants are hired

in order to enable executives to avoid

responsibility. The more the experts cost,

the more they can be blamed when things

go wrong.

Which one of the following, if it occurred, would be

the strongest evidence favoring Ms. Fring's position

over Mr. Blatt's position?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(E)

A. A company that is trying to decide whether to

move its manufacturing plant hires an

expensive expert to conduct a cost/benefit

analysis.

B. Two competing companies faced with very

similar problems adopt different solutions, one

with the help of a consultant, one without.

C. A successful firm of expert consultants seeks to

increase its volume of business by reducing its

fees, but its volume of business drops.

D. An expert consultant builds up a successful

business by charging clients a substantial

percentage of the amount an independent

assessor judges that the consultant saved the

company

E. A company follows a consultant's advice to

open two new stores, but both stores are only

marginally profitable at first.