Self-study
Goodbody, Inc., is in the process of finding tenants for its newly completed Parrot Quay commercial development, which will make available hundreds of thousands of square feet of new office space on what was formerly derelict property outside the financial center of the city. ████████████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██████████ ██████ ██ ████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ████████ ███████████ ██████ ████ ████████ ██ ████ ████████
Structure: Surprising Phenomenon
We're told that Goodbody, Inc., has recently completed its Parrot Quay development, which provides new office space outside the city's financial center, and is looking for tenants. We're then given a surprising phenomenon: though the coming recession will hurt most of the city's businesses, it will help Goodbody find tenants.
Analysis: Ways to Explain
We're looking for an answer choice that will help us understand how, even though the recession will hurt most of the businesses in the city, it will help Goodbody find tenants. One possibility is that businesses hit by the recession will no longer be able to afford their current office space and will move to the new office space provided by Goodbody.
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a
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Correct. This is exactly what we predicted in our analysis. If Goodbody's office space offers lower rent than is available in the financial center, then maybe businesses harmed by the recession will move to Parrot Quay.
b
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Incorrect. This doesn't explain specifically why the coming recession will hurt most businesses but help Goodbody find tenants.
c
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Incorrect. The history of Parrot Quay's location doesn't explain why the coming recession will bring tenants to Parrot Quay while harming most of the city's businesses.
d
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Incorrect. Knowing that many of Goodbody's other properties might become vacant if the recession is severe enough doesn't tell us anything about why Parrot Quay will find tenants during the recession.
e
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Incorrect. We don't know if manufacturers require any office space at all, so it's unclear why manufacturers being hit hardest by recessions would help Goodbody find tenants —
especially if service industries (which do require office space) aren't hit as hard and might not be looking for new spaces to rent.