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CR · Critical Reasoning
555-605
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A manager at the GreenTech Energy Corporation claimed that the research costs for new solar panels should be funded by the government, arguing that the sales of solar panels are expected to be less profitable than those of other energy products. The manager supported this claim by stating that each solar panel is sold to a customer only once, while energy products like batteries are sold repeatedly to the same customers. Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the support offered by the manager for the claim concerning the sales of solar panels?
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(A) Solar panels are purchased by a significantly larger number of customers than most other energy products.
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(B) Many energy products that are designed to complement solar panels can be sold multiple times.
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(C) Energy companies sometimes sell products that are neither batteries nor solar panels.
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(D) Other companies besides GreenTech Energy Corporation also manufacture solar panels.
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(E) The installation costs of solar panels are often covered by the government rather than the manufacturing company.
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AmishaMar 17, 2025
Good question
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555-605
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