The automotive manufacturer has announced that it is planning to raise the number of battery-powered cars in its inventory by a 20% increase, a shift that will be balanced by cuts in research and development.
(A) it is planning to raise the number of battery-powered cars in its inventory by a 20% increase,
(B) they plan to raise the number of battery-powered cars in its inventory by a 20% increase,
(C) it plans to increase its inventory of battery-powered cars by 20%,
(D) they plan on raising inventory of battery-powered cars by 20%,
(E) it plans on raising inventory of battery-powered cars by a 20% increase,
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Answer: C
Redundancy
By definition, raising something is creating “an increase,” so it is redundant to include both words. (A), (B), and (E) can thus be eliminated. (Note: raise…by an increase/reduce…by a decrease are among the most common GMAT redundancies, and you should make sure you can spot them quickly.) (D) can be eliminated because automotive manufacturer is a collective noun and thus singular, whereas they is plural. That leaves (C), which correctly provides the singular pronoun it and eliminates the redundancy.
