Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement by a Production Manager:
“Quality of raw material supplied is below average, so production will also be substandard.”
Assumptions:
(1) Only good quality raw material can result in quality products.
(2) Costly raw material can always produce good quality products.

Correct option is A

The manager's statement suggests that substandard raw material will lead to substandard production, which makes assumption (1) implicit. The manager believes that the quality of the product is directly related to the quality of raw materials. However, there is no information to suggest that costly raw materials will always produce good quality products, so assumption (2) is not implicit. Hence, only assumption (1) is implicit.