Between 1977 and 1987, the country of Ravonia lost about 12,000 jobs in logging and wood processing representing a 15 percent decrease in employment in the country’s timber industry. Paradoxically, this loss of jobs occurred even as the amount of wood taken from the forests of Ravonia increased by 10 percent.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?
(A) Not since the 1950s has the timber industry been Ravonia’s most important industry economically. - WRONG. Irrelevant.
(B) Between 1977 and 1987, the total number of acres of timberland in Ravoniafell , while thedemand for wood productsincreased . - WRONG. Does not help solve the unemployment aspect nor increase in wood amount.
(C) Since 1977, a growing proportion of thetimber that has been cut in Ravonia has been exported as raw, unprocessedwood . - CORRECT. Since it is unprocessed wood processing jobs are lost over this time period.
(D) Since 1977, domestic sales of wood and wood products
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?
(A) Not since the 1950s has the timber industry been Ravonia’s most important industry economically. - WRONG. Irrelevant.
(B) Between 1977 and 1987, the total number of acres of timberland in Ravoniafell , while thedemand for wood productsincreased . - WRONG. Does not help solve the unemployment aspect nor increase in wood amount.
(C) Since 1977, a growing proportion of thetimber that has been cut in Ravonia has been exported as raw, unprocessedwood . - CORRECT. Since it is unprocessed wood processing jobs are lost over this time period.
(D) Since 1977, domestic sales of wood and wood products
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