The statement with the underlined parts in bold is as follows:
A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product. But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that the argument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by the argument.
(B) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.
(C) The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; the second is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.
(D) The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses; the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.
(E) The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy is unlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain the appeal of that strategy.
Answer:
The answer is the option D
Explanation:
Companies know that by releasing a new product quickly, the competition will do everything possible to obtain a new product with the same characteristics but at a lower price.
Therefore the second part in bold supports the effect of what the first part of the text that is in bold says.
According to the details in this excerpt, the people from Manhattan and Brooklyn
will still prefer to cross the river by ferry unless the weather does not allow it.
Explanation:
The excerpt describes the habit of the common working people who have to shuffle between their residence and the work and in between have to take the ferry through the newly constructed bridge.
This makes the space of Brooklyn available for work for them as is said there.
This also makes for the fact that the people of the area would prefer too live where they live and work where they work and will be convenience by this effort.
Proctor calls Abigail a bad name and tells the court about their affair. He then defends his wife Elizabeth by saying that she is incapable of lying. The court summons Elizabeth. When she enters the room, no one will speak and she notices that Proctor and Abigail both have their backs to her. When Danforth asks Elizabeth why she dismissed Abigail, Elizabeth lies, concealing Proctor and Abigail's affair.
The sound resounded through the house like thunder.
This sentence uses simile, a comparison using “like”, “as”, or “than”, by comparing the sound to thunder with “like”.
