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Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: The government simplified taxes for smaller companies to boost their international business ranking. They assume this change will be reflected in the World Bank's specific scoring criteria.
Conclusion: The country's 'Doing Business' ranking is likely to go up.
Reasoning: The government made tax filing much easier for small and medium-sized companies, and the ranking is based on how hard it is to comply with taxes and regulations.
Analysis: To evaluate this, we need to know if the 'hypothetical business' used by the World Bank fits the profile of the businesses that received the tax break. If the World Bank only looks at large corporations, simplifying taxes for small businesses won't move the needle on the ranking. Look for an answer that asks whether the tax changes apply to the specific type of business the World Bank measures. This is a classic 'representative sample' issue where the government's action might not match the evaluator's metrics.
Conclusion: The country's 'Doing Business' ranking is likely to go up.
Reasoning: The government made tax filing much easier for small and medium-sized companies, and the ranking is based on how hard it is to comply with taxes and regulations.
Analysis: To evaluate this, we need to know if the 'hypothetical business' used by the World Bank fits the profile of the businesses that received the tax break. If the World Bank only looks at large corporations, simplifying taxes for small businesses won't move the needle on the ranking. Look for an answer that asks whether the tax changes apply to the specific type of business the World Bank measures. This is a classic 'representative sample' issue where the government's action might not match the evaluator's metrics.
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Unlock Full Passage21.The answer to which one of the following questions would most help in evaluating the finance minister's argument?
Correct Answer
D
D directly tests the critical assumption: whether the report’s hypothetical business is of a size that benefits from the simplified tax filing. If the hypothetical business is larger than “midsized,” the reforms may not affect the measured difficulty, undercutting the prediction; if it’s not larger, the prediction becomes more credible.
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