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Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.
Passage A
Millions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.
The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.
Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.
As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.
Passage B
Most multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.
(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.
Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.
By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.
Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?
  • a)
    “Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”
  • b)
    “Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”
  • c)
    “New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”
  • d)
    “Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”
  • e)
    “A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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To determine the most analogous relationship between the pairs of documents, let’s examine how the titles of Passage A and Passage B relate to each other:
Passage A:
  • Content: Discusses the discovery of a virtual economy in online games and the surprising realization of real-world value for virtual items and currency.
  • Focus: The focus is on the novel economic phenomenon and the excitement around the discovery of virtual goods having real-world economic significance.
Passage B:
  • Content: Addresses the legal and taxation issues related to virtual items, focusing on how to handle the taxation of virtual goods and currency.
  • Focus: The focus is on the legal implications and policy discussions regarding virtual economies and their taxation.
Analogy Analysis:
  1. (A) “Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”
    • This pair discusses advances in technology and its application, which is more about the technological implications rather than a novel discovery followed by its policy implications.
  2. (B) “Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”
    • This pair reflects the relationship between economic success and regulatory responses, which parallels how Passage A’s discovery of virtual economies relates to Passage B’s discussion of taxation.
  3. (C) “New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”
    • This pair shows a discovery followed by debates on classification, which is similar to discovering a new economic phenomenon and then discussing its policy implications.
  4. (D) “Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”
    • This pair involves a novel scientific achievement (creation of a new species) followed by legal considerations (patent law), which closely mirrors the structure of Passage A’s economic discovery and Passage B’s legal discussion.
  5. (E) “A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”
    • This pair features views and proposals related to taxation, not a novel discovery followed by its policy implications.
Conclusion: The most analogous relationship is between:
(D) “Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”
This pair mirrors the relationship between Passage A and Passage B, where Passage A represents a novel discovery and Passage B deals with the subsequent policy or legal implications of that discovery.
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Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Which one of the following pairs of titles would be most appropriate for passage A and passage B, respectively?

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Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? for GMAT 2024 is part of GMAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the GMAT exam syllabus. 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It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. 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The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?.
Solutions for Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for GMAT. Download more important topics, notes, lectures and mock test series for GMAT Exam by signing up for free.
Here you can find the meaning of Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B is from a source published in 2007.Passage AMillions of people worldwide play multiplayer online games. They each pick, say, a medieval character to play, such as a warrior. Then they might band together in quests to slay magical beasts; their (5) avatars appear as tiny characters striding across a Tolkienesque land.The economist Edward Castronova noticed something curious about the game he played: it had its own economy, a bustling trade in virtual goods. (10) Players generate goods as they play, often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading it. The longer they play, the wealthier they get.Things got even more interesting when Castronova learned about the “player auctions.” Players would (15) sometimes tire of the game and decide to sell off their virtual possessions at online auction sites.As Castronova stared at the auction listings, he recognized with a shock what he was looking at. It was a form of currency trading! Each item had a value (20) in the virtual currency traded in the game; when it was sold on the auction site, someone was paying cold hard cash for it. That meant that the virtual currency was worth something in real currency. Moreover, since players were killing monsters or skinning animals to (25) sell their pelts, they were, in effect, creating wealth.Passage BMost multiplayer online games prohibit real-world trade in virtual items, but some actually encourage it, for example, by granting participants intellectual property rights in their creations.(30) Although it seems intuitively the case that someone who accepts real money for the transfer of a virtual item should be taxed, what about the player who only accumulates items or virtual currency within a virtual world? Is “loot” acquired in a game taxable, (35) as a prize or award is? And is the profit in a purely in-game trade or sale for virtual currency taxable? These are important questions, given the tax revenues at stake, and there is pressure on governments to answer them, given that the economies of some virtual (40) worlds are comparable to those of small countries.Most people’s intuition probably would be that accumulation of assets within a game should not be taxed even though income tax applies even to noncash accessions to wealth. This article will argue that (45) income tax law and policy support that result. Loot acquisitions in game worlds should not be treated as taxable prizes and awards, but rather should be treated like other property that requires effort to obtain, such as fish pulled from the ocean, which is taxed only (50) upon sale. Moreover, in-game trades of virtual items should not be treated as taxable barter.By contrast, tax doctrine and policy counsel taxation of the sale of virtual items for real currency, and, in games that are intentionally commodified, (55) even of in-world sales for virtual currency, regardless of whether the participant cashes out. This approach would leave entertainment value untaxed without creating a tax shelter for virtual commerce.Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between which one of the following pairs of documents is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?a)“Advances in Artificial Intelligence” “Human Psychology Applied to Robots”b)“Internet Retailers Post Good Year” “Lawmakers Move to Tax Internet Commerce”c)“New Planet Discovered in Solar System” “Planet or Asteroid: Scientists Debate”d)“Biologists Create New Species in Lab” “Artificially Created Life: How Patent Law Applies”e)“A Renegade Economist’s Views on Taxation” “Candidate Runs on Unorthodox Tax Plan”Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice GMAT tests.
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