Impact of Strategic Partnerships on Company Quarterly RevenuePartnershipCompanyRevenue Impact (millions)TechFlow AllianceDataCorp Industries$12.4Globa...
GMAT Information and Ideas : (Ideas) Questions
Impact of Strategic Partnerships on Company Quarterly Revenue
| Partnership | Company | Revenue Impact (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| TechFlow Alliance | DataCorp Industries | $12.4 |
| Global Supply Chain | Manufacturing Plus | $8.7 |
| Marketing Collective | BrandForward LLC | -$5.2 |
Business analyst Jennifer Martinez compiled quarterly performance data for companies that entered strategic partnerships during 2023. Each partnership was evaluated for its financial impact on the partner company's revenue compared to the previous quarter. The data shows revenue changes measured in millions of dollars, with positive values indicating revenue increases and negative values indicating revenue decreases. An example of a partnership that resulted in decreased company revenue is the _____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the example?
Marketing Collective.
TechFlow Alliance.
Global Supply Chain.
DataCorp Industries.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'Impact of Strategic Partnerships on Company Quarterly Revenue' |
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| TABLE DATA: TechFlow Alliance DataCorp Industries $12.4, Global Supply Chain Manufacturing Plus $8.7, Marketing Collective BrandForward LLC -$5.2 |
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| 'Business analyst Jennifer Martinez compiled quarterly performance data for companies that entered strategic partnerships during 2023.' |
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| 'Each partnership was evaluated for its financial impact on the partner company's revenue compared to the previous quarter.' |
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| 'The data shows revenue changes measured in millions of dollars, with positive values indicating revenue increases and negative values indicating revenue decreases.' |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The table presents revenue impact data for three strategic partnerships in 2023, showing two partnerships increased revenue while one decreased it.
Argument Flow: The passage presents empirical data about partnership impacts, provides necessary context about methodology and measurement, then asks us to identify which partnership caused decreased revenue using this data.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
What's being asked? We need to complete the sentence by identifying which partnership resulted in decreased company revenue.
What type of answer do we need? A specific partnership name from the table that shows negative revenue impact.
Any limiting keywords? 'decreased company revenue' is the key criterion - we need the partnership with negative financial impact.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our table analysis, we have three partnerships with their revenue impacts:
- Two partnerships show positive revenue changes (+$12.4M and +$8.7M) and one partnership shows a negative revenue change (-$5.2M)
- Since the question asks for a partnership that 'resulted in decreased company revenue,' we need the one with negative impact
- From our data, only Marketing Collective shows a negative value (-$5.2 million)
- So the right answer should be the Marketing Collective partnership, as it's the only one that caused decreased revenue according to the data
Marketing Collective.
✓ Correct
- This partnership shows \(-\$5.2\) million revenue impact in the table
- Negative value directly matches 'decreased company revenue' in the question
- Only partnership in the data that caused revenue to go down
TechFlow Alliance.
✗ Incorrect
- This partnership shows \(+\$12.4\) million revenue impact
- Positive value means increased revenue, opposite of what we need
Global Supply Chain.
✗ Incorrect
- This partnership shows \(+\$8.7\) million revenue impact
- Another positive value indicating revenue increase
- Doesn't match the 'decreased revenue' requirement
DataCorp Industries.
✗ Incorrect
- This is a company name, not a partnership name
- DataCorp Industries was the partner company in TechFlow Alliance