Question

Kitchen magazine plans to license the use of its name by a line of cookware. For a magazine, licensing the use of its name for products involves some danger, since if the products disappoint consumers, the magazine's reputation suffers, with consequent reduction in circulation and advertising. However, experts have evaluated the cookware and found it superior to all other cookware advertised in Kitchen. Therefore, Kitchen can collect its licensing fees without endangering its other revenues.The argument above assumes which of the following?(A) No other line of cookware is superior to that which will carry the Kitchen name.(B) Kitchen will not license the use of its name for any products other than the line of cookware.(C) Makers of cookware will not find Kitchen a less attractive advertising vehicle because the magazine's name is associated with a competing product.(D) Consumers who are not regular readers of Kitchen magazine will be attracted to the cookware by the Kitchen name.(E) Kitchen is one of the most prestigious cooking-related magazines.

Answer 1

Answer: Option C

Explanation:  

A. In the above case the statement stating superiority of cookware is stated by the experts themselves thus it cannot be considered an assumption.

B. The above case clearly states that the magazine generates revenues from advertising thus it is not an assumption made, actually its a fact stated in the case that magazine will do so.

C. Nothing has been stats about the perspective of the cookware company as they might find the magazine unsuitable as there would be commercials for their competitors. Thus, we can say that it is an assumption.