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1. MGT 460 FINAL EXAMS
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1). A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to
be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep
deprived.
The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it
2). Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her
school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an
interest in politics.
The argument above is flawed because
3).The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three inches.
Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet.
The argument above is flawed because it confuses
4). Mrs. Orlof teaches two history classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Yesterday she gave the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the test must take a retest.
Since a greater percentage of students who took the morning test failed the test than students who
took the afternoon test, more of Orlof’s morning history students than afternoon history students
will have to take the retest.
The conclusion above is not necessarily valid because
4). People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly this cannot be
entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author
5). Catherine goes to her local movie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since Catherine did
not go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playing at her local theater.
The reasoning above is flawed because the evidence
6).Career counselor: It is best for artists to build a practical and safe career that will guarantee
them a secure income, and then pursue their art in their spare time. That way, they will be
motivated to work hard at their day jobs to support their art making, and both their career and
their art will thrive.
Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument?
7). The untimely death of Professor Hathaway halted his groundbreaking research into the uses
of solar power. It therefore appears that Hathaway’s research will not result in practical
applications.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
9). Aron: The two double A batteries in my CD player are dead, so the CD player doesn’t work.
My television remote control, which also uses two double A batteries, works fine. So if I move
the two batteries from my television remote control to my CD player, the CD player will
definitely work.
Aron’s argument is most strengthened if which one of the following is true?
10).As part of its reorganization, company X created five new positions within the company.
However, after the reorganization was complete, company X had fewer employees than before
the reorganization.
Which one of the following, if true, would best explain the result described above?

2. 11). Surveys show that people who use calorie information to decide which foods to eat consume
on average 100 calories less than they would if they didn’t check calorie information before
eating. Strangely though, people who use calorie information in this way weigh more on average
than people who don’t check calorie information before eating.
Which one of the following, if true, best explains the surprising statistic stated above?
12). Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
building :blueprint
13). Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
conductor : orchestra
14). Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
gavel :judge
15).Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my
enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters.
Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good
since I do not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions.
The speakers above
16).Barney: Last winter, I slipped on the outside stairs of PineTree Café and broke my leg. My
fall was caused by ice on the stairs that the restaurant failed to remove. Since the restaurant
clearly did not provide a safe atmosphere for its customers, I am justified in taking it to court.
Lydia: Unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country—lawsuits that have no legal merit and
are brought simply to make lawyers and their clients rich. If this trend continues, soon our legal
system will be swamped to the point where it won’t be able to administer justice to people who
truly deserve it. You therefore should drop your case against PineTree Café.
The speakers above appear to disagree on which one of the following points?
17).The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation that the object is rare.
That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable.
If the statements above are correct, then offering an antique for sale at a bargain price
18).In a survey of 10 film historians, half voted for Nosferatu as the greatest vampire film ever
made, and the other half voted for Dracula. However, when asked which lead vampire character
they considered more charismatic, all of the film critics chose Dracula over Nosferatu.
Based on the information above, it must be true that for some film critics, their feelings about the
charisma of the lead character
19).Some drugs combat obesity or alcohol addiction by turning off pleasure centers in the brain.
However, if the dosage is too high, there’s a risk that people taking them will be plunged into
depression.
The statements above, if true, support which one of the following assertions?
20).Detective: The robbery at the mall was carried out by a mall employee acting alone roughly
one hour after the mall closed last Saturday night. The only employees present at the mall at the
time of the robbery were security guards Evans and Clark. Since the mall’s surveillance system
was disabled by the thief just before the robbery, the thief must be Evans.
The argument above would be valid if
21). Looking to increase the profits of his lemonade stand, Johann doubled the price of a cup of
lemonade from 25 cents to 50 cents. This clearly shows Johann’s lack of business sense, for now

3. he’ll almost certainly sell fewer cups at the new price and therefore make less money than
before.
The argument above assumes that
22). A company can either invest in employee training seminars or update its computer network.
Since updating the computer network would result in more measurable benefits, the company
would be best off updating its computer network.
The argument above assumes that
23). Whereas many industries suffer during economic recessions, the art industry does well.
Some think the reason is that artists feed off the anxiety and uncertainty during recessions to
produce inspired works. Others think that recessions, while harmful to most people, produce a
handful of very rich people willing to pay very high prices for artworks, driving up the value of
the art market as a whole.
The author of the passage above is primarily interested in
24). Sometimes people get caught in a “downward spiral,” a case in which something leads to a
result which in turn leads to more of the original thing, bringing on more of the result. As the
process continues, the result continually gets worse and worse. An example is when people turn
to binge eating when depressed, which causes them to put on weight and feel unhealthy, which
then makes them more depressed, leading to more overeating, and so on.
The author is mainly concerned with
25). The very large increase in allergies over the last thirty years is due to the great success of
immunizations administered over this time period. Since immunizations have nearly eliminated
life-threatening diseases such as polio, the human immune system increasingly targets other
environmental substances in order to keep working properly. Allergy symptoms such as runny
nose and itchy eyes result when the immune system attacks pollen that is breathed in from the
air.
Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage above?