LSAT 13 – Section 2 – Question 03

LSAT 13 - Section 2 - Question 03

December 1994

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Choices		 Curve Question
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PT13 S2 Q03
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
0%
152
B
1%
157
C
97%
167
D
0%
126
E
1%
164
120
129
139
 +Easiest 148.524 +SubsectionMedium

We should recognize this as a resolve, reconcile, explain question, as it asks: Which one of the following most helps to explain why the price of vinyl records went up?

The first thing we learn in this stimulus is that when compact disks became available they were priced higher than vinyl, and this was attributed to the production costs of the novel technology. Because people hadn’t quite figured out how to cheaply make the new product, it was expensive. Think about how much a flatscreen television cost when they first became available compared to how cheap they are now. As the production technology became more efficient, compact disks became more affordable. But vinyl, whose production technology had long been established, suddenly went up in price. So we seem to have a discrepancy, where one product reduced in price as its production process became more refined, while another went up in price even though it had been produced for a long time. The answer which satisfyingly explains why the prices of these two products behaved differently will be correct. Let’s see our options:

Answer Choice (A) This explains why consumers were willing to pay for the more expensive new product, but does nothing to explain why vinyl suddenly became more expensive.

Answer Choice (B) This explains why some bought vinyl instead of compact discs, but again does nothing to explain the price change of vinyl.

Correct Answer Choice (C) This gives us a reason why vinyl, despite having been around for awhile, had its price rise after the introduction of compact discs. Just as it was expensive to make compact disks at first because their production costs were high, the demand for compact disks decreased the production of vinyl, which made them more expensive to produce per item. Because they were no longer the only option available, they became more of a niche item produced at a smaller level with more production costs.

Answer Choice (D) Interesting! But this does nothing to help us.

Answer Choice (E) This answer is pretty much the same as B, we get a motivation for purchasing one of the two products, but nothing to explain the vinyl price increase.

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LSAT PrepTest 13 Explanations

Section 1 - Logic Games

Section 2 - Logical Reasoning

Section 3 - Reading Comprehension

Section 4 - Logical Reasoning

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