27．Last August the XT chain of gasoline stations had a temporary sales promotion in effect。In the promotion , any customer who made a purchase of ten or more gallons of gasoline was entitled to a tree car wash . For the month of August , XT experienced a ten percent increase in gasoline sales as compared to sales in August the previous year .so evidently the promotion was successful as a means of boosting sales .
In evaluating the argument , it would be most helpful to answer which of the following ?
1.In the areas in which XT’s gasoline stations operate , how did total combined gasoline sales for all gasoline stations last August compare with sales for the
previous August?
2.Was the money that XT earned from the increase in gasoline sales enough to
offset the cost of providing tree car washes during the promotion?
3.Were there any customers who bought ten or more gallons at an XT gasoline station during the promotion who would have or more gallons at an XT gasoline
in lower quantities , but more frequently ,if the promotion had not been in effect?
4.Did XT or any or its gasoline stations have to pay other businesses to provide
the car washes that customers were offered in the promotion?
5.Are XT’s gasoline sales in August usually significantly higher than one twelfth of
Which of the following, if true, provides evidence that most logically completes the argument below? According to a widely held economic hypothesis, imposing strict environmental regulations reduces economic growth. This hypothesis is undermined by the fact that the states with the strictest environmental regulations also have the highest economic growth. This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since A. those states with the strictest environmental regulations invest the most in education and job training B. even those states that have only moderately strict environmental regulations have higher growth than those with the least-strict regulations C. many states that are experiencing reduced economic growth are considering weakening their environmental regulations D. after introducing stricter environmental regulations, many states experienced increased economic growth E. even those states with very weak environmental regulations have experienced at least some growth
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