Multiple choice

Macro Mania entertainment have begun to manufacture new data cables using fiber optic materials rather than previously used copper cables because they are much more efficient and speedier in terms of transfer of data on networks. A cable made of fiber optic material is, however, five times as expensive to produce as a copper cable. It follows that the substitution of fiber optic cables for copper cables is, at this time, not recommended from a financial standpoint.

Which of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

  1. A fiber optic cable costs one-half the price of a copper cable to maintain.

  2. The production of fiber optic cable necessitates Macro Mania entertainment to replace obsolete machinery and to hire extra workers to operate the new machines.

  3. The upkeep of copper cables is far less expensive than the upkeep of any other data cable made from other materials in current production.

  4. While producers anticipate that the cost of fiber optic cables will remain stable, they recognize that the advent of recycling programs for copper should bring down the costs of copper cables.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

This answer indicates that while the fiber optic cable may be more expensive to purchase than a copper cable, over time the lower cost to maintain it may make up for the difference in price.

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