The graph shows the percentage of Nation X-based enterprises engaged in two international business activities: A and B. For the...

Owning The Dataset

Table 1: Text Analysis

Table 2: Chart Analysis

Key Insights

• Large enterprises have the highest rates of engagement in both activities (\(80\%\) for A, \(85\%\) for B), much higher than medium (\(70\%/60\%\)) and small (\(50\%/45\%\)) firms.
• Activity B sees a sharper drop in participation with decreasing enterprise size compared to Activity A, indicating greater barriers for smaller firms in Activity B.
• The chart displays the internal composition of engaged enterprises within each activity—not the proportion of each size group participating—so interpreting the chart without the table could be misleading.
• Only large enterprises are more likely to engage in Activity B than A, while medium and small enterprises have lower engagement in Activity B versus A; this suggests unique factors influencing large firms' participation in Activity B.

Step-by-Step Solution

Question 1: Determining the enterprise size type

Complete Statement:

In Nation X, a randomly selected [BLANK 1] enterprise is about [BLANK 2]% more likely to engage in Activity B than to engage in Activity A.

Breaking Down the Statement

• Statement Breakdown 1:
  • Key Phrase: [BLANK 1] enterprise
  • Meaning: We must select the correct enterprise size (Large, Medium, or Small).
  • Relation to Chart: The chart gives Activity A and B participation rates for each enterprise size.
  • Important Implications: Select the size where Activity B participation rate is greater than Activity A.
• Statement Breakdown 2:
  • Key Phrase: more likely to engage in Activity B than to engage in Activity A
  • Meaning: Look for a positive difference between the participation rates for Activity B minus Activity A.
  • Relation to Chart: Compare the values for each size; only consider sizes where Activity B > Activity A.
  • Important Implications: The answer will be limited to only the size(s) where B > A.

What is needed: Which enterprise size is more likely to engage in Activity B than Activity A (i.e., which has Activity B > Activity A).

Solution:

• Condensed Solution Implementation:
  Check the difference (Activity B % - Activity A %) for Large, Medium, and Small. Only choose the size with a positive result.
• Necessary Data points:
  Large: A=\(80\%\), B=\(85\%\); Medium: A=\(70\%\), B=\(60\%\); Small: A=\(50\%\), B=\(45\%\)
  • Calculations Estimations:
    Large: \(85\% - 80\% = +5\%\); Medium: \(60\% - 70\% = -10\%\); Small: \(45\% - 50\% = -5\%\). Only Large enterprises have Activity B > Activity A.
  • Comparison to Answer Choices:
    "Large" is the only valid choice for Blank 1.

FINAL ANSWER Blank 1: Large

Question 2: Calculating the percentage more likely

Complete Statement:

In Nation X, a randomly selected Large enterprise is about [BLANK 2]% more likely to engage in Activity B than to engage in Activity A.

Breaking Down the Statement

• Statement Breakdown 1:
  • Key Phrase: [BLANK 2]% more likely
  • Meaning: Measures the relative percentage difference between Activity B and Activity A engagement rates.
  • Relation to Chart: Use the engagement rates for Large enterprises (Activity A and Activity B).
• Statement Breakdown 2:
  • Key Phrase:
  • Meaning:
  • Relation to Chart:

What is needed: By what percentage are Large enterprises more likely to engage in Activity B compared to Activity A?

Solution:

• Condensed Solution Implementation:
  Calculate \(\frac{\text{Activity B\%} - \text{Activity A\%}}{\text{Activity A\%}} \times 100\) for Large enterprises.
• Necessary Data points:
  Large enterprises: Activity A = \(80\%\), Activity B = \(85\%\).
  • Calculations Estimations:
    Difference = \(85\% - 80\% = 5\%\). Relative % = \(\frac{5}{80} \times 100 = 6.25\%\).
  • Comparison to Answer Choices:
    Only \(6.3\%\) among the given options (11.1, 6.3, 5.9, 7.6, 15) matches \(6.25\%\) (rounded).

FINAL ANSWER Blank 2: 6.3

Summary

Large enterprises are the only group more likely to engage in Activity B than A, with a relative likelihood of \(6.3\%\). Calculation involved comparing the rates for each size type and selecting the one with a positive result, then computing the percentage increase for that specific size.

Question Independence Analysis

The two blanks are dependent: you must first determine which enterprise size (Blank 1) qualifies, then calculate the percentage (Blank 2) for that specific size. If you choose a different size for Blank 1, the calculation for Blank 2 changes.