Q6 - A film makes a profit if the number of people

[jgmartin82]

PT68, S2, Q6 (Explain a Result)

(D) is correct.

For these questions, it’s essential to be clear about what we expected and why what actually happened is surprising. In this case, since film makes its profits through ticket sales, movie execs try to maximize ticket sales. Notice however leads us into what we should find surprising. In this case it’s that the TV execs don’t try to maximize viewers. What did we expect? Well, given the first piece of information, we would’ve expected that, like movie execs, they would try to maximize viewers.

Let’s head into the answers. Remember that our job is to pick the answer that explains this result; we want it to make sense that the TV execs don’t try to maximize viewers.

(A) Having repeat viewers seems to be getting at our number of viewers issue somehow, let’s keep it.

(B) Owners of movie theatres? We were talking about movie execs and TV execs. This is irrelevant. Eliminate.

(C) So TV is cheaper to make, wouldn’t we still want to maximize our revenues? Irrelevant. Eliminate.

(D) TV gets its money from people who care mostly about the types of viewers rather than the number of viewers. This seems good. Keep it.

(E) This is irrelevant as well. Is pay-to-watch the only way to make money for TV studios? What about the other half of the most popular TV shows? For that matter, what about all of the other shows that aren’t considered the most popular? Eliminate.

Down to (A) and (D), (D) just seems to do the trick. Why is (A) wrong? Do we care about repeat viewers? So people watching a TV show don’t watch it again; would that make the TV execs not care about maximizing viewers? No. This is irrelevant. Eliminate. Notice how out of scope (D) can feel if we’re not clear on the difference between expectation and reality. Purchasing power? Sponsors? This question type is designed to bring in outside information, so let’s not let it dissuade us.

[cverdugo]

PT68, S2, Q6 (Explain a Result)

(D) is correct.

For these questions, it’s essential to be clear about what we expected and why what actually happened is surprising. In this case, since film makes its profits through ticket sales, movie execs try to maximize ticket sales. Notice however leads us into what we should find surprising. In this case it’s that the TV execs don’t try to maximize viewers. What did we expect? Well, given the first piece of information, we would’ve expected that, like movie execs, they would try to maximize viewers.

Let’s head into the answers. Remember that our job is to pick the answer that explains this result; we want it to make sense that the TV execs don’t try to maximize viewers.

(A) Having repeat viewers seems to be getting at our number of viewers issue somehow, let’s keep it.

(B) Owners of movie theatres? We were talking about movie execs and TV execs. This is irrelevant. Eliminate.

(C) So TV is cheaper to make, wouldn’t we still want to maximize our revenues? Irrelevant. Eliminate.

(D) TV gets its money from people who care mostly about the types of viewers rather than the number of viewers. This seems good. Keep it.

(E) This is irrelevant as well. Is pay-to-watch the only way to make money for TV studios? What about the other half of the most popular TV shows? For that matter, what about all of the other shows that aren’t considered the most popular? Eliminate.

Down to (A) and (D), (D) just seems to do the trick. Why is (A) wrong? Do we care about repeat viewers? So people watching a TV show don’t watch it again; would that make the TV execs not care about maximizing viewers? No. This is irrelevant. Eliminate. Notice how out of scope (D) can feel if we’re not clear on the difference between expectation and reality. Purchasing power? Sponsors? This question type is designed to bring in outside information, so let’s not let it dissuade us.

Is A irrelevant or is it backwards? Meaning if it were true it wouldn't explain the difference instead it would raise more questions as to why the hell aren't they worried about TV viewers? Especially if they are less likely to get repeat viewers!

Also I think before going into the answer choices it's important to make a prediction, especially because like you said D can feel out of scope. So how do we do that? Well it tells us Movies are concerned with MAX VIEWS because they make their profit that way. Then it says well it's not the primary goal of TV EXECS. First thing that came to mind was to think in regards to the idea of profits. Well then they must make there profits from somewhere else? I went into the answer choice thinking about commercial advertisements, and D I feel gets at the idea is that they are worried about the purchase power of their viewers.

[LolaC289]

I think this question is best approached by POE. A,B,C & E are just not helpful at all.

But the correct answer choice D, though it makes some sense, it kinda requires this assumption that to have the viewers with great purchase power(the richest,so to speak), it does not need to maximize the number of viewers. But I don't think this is not really a natural jump because in order to get as many as rich viewers, we also first need to get as many as general viewers as well, because, otherwise how can you tell who the rich ones are? It is very possible that when you don't have many viewers in general, you don't have many rich viewers also. No matter is it search for rich ones or the poor ones it is first step to maximize the potential viewers.

Just random rambles.