QUESTION: 273

Each increase of 1 percent in real disposable personal income per capita will increase the share of the electorate for an incumbent by about 2.2 percentage points, other things being equal. Since 1952 there has been a decline in real disposable income during only one presidential election year. The incumbent lost that election.
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?

When an incumbent runs for office, he or she is likely to win.
Political parties should take care to put forth a candidate who seems prosperous.
Presidential candidates should put their greatest efforts into improving their public image.
Because a presidential campaign requires the expenditure of large amounts of money, it frequently impoverishes a candidate and his or her supporters.
The outcome of a presidential election is substantially affected by factors other than the ideological positions of the candidates.

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 274

According to an independent computer-industry analyst, the new Regent microcomputer is of high quality, is fast, and costs less than any currently existing competing model. It is reasonable to conclude, therefore, as the manufacturer’s prospectus does, that the Regent will quickly establish itself as a fast-selling, low-priced alternative to currently available microcomputers.
Which of the following, if true, would LEAST weaken the argument above?

Many retailers already carry one or more low-priced microcomputer models and are disinclined to carry another.
Several faster and lower-priced models of microcomputers will soon be introduced by other computer manufacturers.
The Regent Corporation’s microcomputer can be used in conjunction with higher-priced microcomputers manufactured by other companies.
Most of those individuals and companies that could be expected to make up the potential market for the Regent microcomputer have already filled their microcomputer needs.
The independent computer-industry analyst whose assessment was incorporated in the prospectus has used measures of quality that are not universally accepted by the computer-buying public.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 275

Which of the following is the most logical completion of the passage below?
Many companies have been pushing for a three-week extension of daylight saving time, which would mean that the sun would continue to set an hour later during the fall months. The owners of a chain of convenience stores, for example, expect to gain $15 million a year in additional sales, mostly from people who tend to

stay away from these stores after dark
stay outdoors during the fall months
spend more money in the fall
spend less money in the fall
shop at these stores when they are pressed for time

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 276

Recent evidence appears to contradict earlier findings that suggested that those who are physically fit cope better with stressful real-life events. Of a group of healthy women, those randomly assigned to a ten-week program of aerobic exercises performed no better in laboratory tests simulating stressful situations than did the subgroup assigned to a program without exercise.
Which of the following, if true, provides evidence for determining whether physical fitness makes one react better to stress?

Superior reaction to laboratory stress situations was found to be more prevalent among women than among men.
Healthy men, after training six months in weight lifting, encountered fewer potentially stressful situations in the subsequent six months.
Subjects following a regimen during which they perfected their skills in a variety of relaxation techniques found that their lives seemed calmer after they began the regimen.
College students with previous high levels of stressful life events showed a markedly reduced reaction to such events after training in aerobics for six months.
Subjects with a high level of self-esteem more often engaged in physical-fitness regimens than did a control group of subjects with average levels of self-esteem.

Answer(s): D

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