GMAT Data Insights: Multi-Source Reasoning 4

Question 1

A Tab 1 report says shipping takes 3 business days; Tab 2 shows an order placed Friday. Excluding weekends, when does it arrive?

Accepted Answer

Wednesday

Answer

Counting Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday as the three business days after Friday gives Wednesday.

Question 2

MSR data shows two products with overlapping but different margin and volume figures. To find total profit you must:

Accepted Answer

Multiply each product's margin by its volume, then sum

Answer

Total profit requires combining per-unit margin with volume for each product and summing.

Question 3

When a tab presents a graph and another presents a table of the same metric, a smart check is to:

Accepted Answer

Cross-verify that the two sources agree before relying on either

Answer

Cross-referencing sources confirms consistency and catches misreads.

Question 4

A question states 'Assume demand rises 20%.' The current value from Tab 2 is 500 units. The adjusted value is:

Accepted Answer

600

Answer

A 20% increase on 500 yields 500 × 1.20 = 600 units.

Question 5

In MSR, an answer that is 'true based on the sources' must be:

Accepted Answer

Provable using only the given information

Answer

MSR inference answers must follow strictly from the provided sources, not external assumptions.

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