PT131.S2.Q26

PrepTest 131 - Section 2 - Question 26

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Summary

The author concludes that the auto repair industry does not constitute a properly functioning free market. This is based on the following statement, which describes a requirement for being a properly functioning free market:

In order for a free market to function properly, each potential buyer of an item must be able to contact a large number of independent sellers, and compare the prices those sellers charge for the item to what the item is worth.

Missing Connection

The premise establishes a requirement for being a properly functioning free market. So if the author concludes that a certain market is not a properly functioning free market, we know the author is trying to trigger the contrapositive of the premise. In other words, the author’s assuming that market doesn’t meet the requirement. That’s how we can tell we’re looking for an answer that establishes the auto repair industry is not one in which each potential buyer can contact a larger number of independent sellers and compare the prices charged to what the item is worth.

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26.

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a

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b

Some persons who ███ ████████ ███ ████ ███████ ██████ █████████ ████ █████ ███████ ███ ██████

c

Not all auto ██████ █████ ████ █████████ ███████ ██████████

d

Many auto repair █████ ██████ ████ ███ ████ ███████ ████ █████ ███████ ███ ██████

e

Because it is ███ ██████████ ███ ████ ██████ ████████ ████ ███ ████ ████████████ ███████

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