Question

According to the passage, consumers began to develop a preference for VCR’s in the VHS format because they believed which of the following?

• A. VCR’s in the VHS format were technically better than competing-format VCR’s
• B. VCR’s in the VHS format were less expensive than competing-format VCR’s
• C. VHS was the first standard format for VCR’s
• D. VHS prerecorded videotapes were more available than Beta-format tapes

Answer 1

The correct option is D VHS prerecorded videotapes were more available than Beta-format tapes

The best answer is D. The passage states that the “perception among consumers that prerecorded tapes were more available in VHS format further expanded VHS’s share of the market”.
None of the information given in the passage suggests that consumers thought the VHS-format was technically better (A) or less expensive than Beta (B).
Nor does the passage indicate that consumers believed that VHS-format VCR’s were the first on the market (C).