Reading comp PrepTest 137 · Section 1 · Question 4

Incorrect. This answer brings up a relevant difference suggesting modular furniture would be more expensive—mass production would allow standard furniture to be cheaper.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Bizarro Paradox

Stimulus Summary:
Comparison - Modular furniture is more flexible but more expensive than standard furniture.

Answer Anticipation:
This argument compares modular furniture and standard furniture, and it tasks us with explaining the higher price of the former. As such, any answer that brings up a difference that's relevant to cost can resolve the paradox as long as the difference highlights a factor that would make modular furniture more expensive. The correct answer in this Bizarro Paradox question will either highlight something that doesn't play into this comparison, or it will bring up a reason that standard furniture would be more expensive.

Answer Explanation:
This answer doesn't tie increasing consumer demand to either type of furniture, and it would presumably apply equally to both, so this answer doesn't explain the higher cost of modular furniture.

Key Takeaway:
When a Paradox question deals in comparisons, identify if similarities or differences would resolve that paradox and then tackle the answers accordingly.

Incorrect. This answer highlights a relevant difference—the most fashionable designers design more modular furniture than standard furniture. That fashionability could justify a higher price tag, thus resolving the difference in price.

Incorrect. Another reason to believe modular furniture would be more expensive—it's not put on sale, unlike standard furniture which wouldn't be custom ordered.

Incorrect. This answer also highlights a difference related to cost—a higher area of upholstery could drive that higher cost.