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Complete Question Explanation
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (A)
The production manager argues that even though the building materials meet industry standards, there is still some preventable safety risk, so the company should stop production and sell only a new, safer product.
The sales manager points out that if the company stops sales, it will have no money to create the safer product. Because of that, the company needs to continue selling its old product before it can market its new, safer product.
The sales manager's consideration is critical. It seems that attempting to provide more safety without any regards to sales will end up defeating safety.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The product manager made a two part proposal: stop selling the less safe product, and sell only a safer version. The sales manager points out that if the company stops selling the less safe product, it will not be able to offer the safer version.
Answer choice (B): The sales manager never challenged the production manager's authority.
Answer choice (C): The production manager never made the assumption that the new version was entirely safe, so the safety manager cannot question any such assumption, and this response is wrong. The production manager said it was better to sell only the safer product, but that does not imply that he thought the new product was perfect. If you assumed that his reasoning committed him to selling only perfectly safe products, you should note the reason that he wished to switch to the safer product: the company now had the technology to make a safer product.
Answer choice (D): Since neither the production nor the sales manager mentions changing any standards, this response is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): The sales manager's evidence was entirely related to staying in business, and not at all to the ultimate safety the new technology could yield, so this response is incorrect. In fact, the sales manager's argument is entirely consistent with accepting that there are huge safety gains possible with the new product.
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (A)
The production manager argues that even though the building materials meet industry standards, there is still some preventable safety risk, so the company should stop production and sell only a new, safer product.
The sales manager points out that if the company stops sales, it will have no money to create the safer product. Because of that, the company needs to continue selling its old product before it can market its new, safer product.
The sales manager's consideration is critical. It seems that attempting to provide more safety without any regards to sales will end up defeating safety.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The product manager made a two part proposal: stop selling the less safe product, and sell only a safer version. The sales manager points out that if the company stops selling the less safe product, it will not be able to offer the safer version.
Answer choice (B): The sales manager never challenged the production manager's authority.
Answer choice (C): The production manager never made the assumption that the new version was entirely safe, so the safety manager cannot question any such assumption, and this response is wrong. The production manager said it was better to sell only the safer product, but that does not imply that he thought the new product was perfect. If you assumed that his reasoning committed him to selling only perfectly safe products, you should note the reason that he wished to switch to the safer product: the company now had the technology to make a safer product.
Answer choice (D): Since neither the production nor the sales manager mentions changing any standards, this response is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): The sales manager's evidence was entirely related to staying in business, and not at all to the ultimate safety the new technology could yield, so this response is incorrect. In fact, the sales manager's argument is entirely consistent with accepting that there are huge safety gains possible with the new product.