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CR · Critical Reasoning
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A manager at the Nova Tech Corporation claimed that the expenses for developing new software applications should be covered by the government, arguing that the revenue from software sales is expected to be lower than that from hardware products. The manager supported this claim by stating that software is typically sold once to a customer, while hardware products are often sold multiple times to the same customer. Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the support offered by the manager for the claim concerning the marketing of software?
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Software applications are purchased by a larger number of customers than most hardware products.
B
Many of the tasks that software applications are designed to perform can be accomplished with hardware.
C
Tech companies sometimes sell products that are neither software nor hardware.
D
Other companies besides Nova Tech Corporation also develop software applications.
E
The costs associated with deploying software are usually not incurred by the company that creates the software.
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PrachiApr 8, 2025
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