Question

To be considered for inclusion in the Barbizon Film Festival, a film must belong either to the category of drama or of comedy. Drama always receives more submissions but has a lower acceptance rate than comedy. All of the films are either foreign or domestic. This year, the overall acceptance rate for domestic films was significantly higher than that for foreign films. Within each category, drama and comedy, however, the acceptance rate for domestic films was the same as that for foreign films.From the cited facts it can be properly concluded that__________.A. significantly fewer foreign films than domestic films were acceptedB. a higher proportion of the foreign than of the domestic films submitted were submitted as dramasC. the rate of acceptance of foreign films submitted was the same for dramas as it was for comediesD. the majority of the domestic films submitted were submitted as comediesE. the majority of the foreign films submitted were submitted as dramas

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation: it can be properly concluded that a higher proportion of the foreign than of the domestic films submitted were submitted as dramas because the acceptance rate is lower for dramas than it is for comedies, and the foreign films have a lower acceptance rate than do domestic films, the foreign films must be weightea more heavily towards the dramas than the domestic films are. So, the previous analysis fits perfectly with option B.