Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are growing in market share as a replacement for the standard incandescent light bulb. However, an even newer technology is emerging: the light-emitting diode (LED) bulb. Like CFL bulbs, LED bulbs are energy efficient, and they can last around fifty thousand hours, about five times as long as most CFL bulbs. Yet, a single LED bulb costs much more than five CFL bulbs.

The information in the passage above most supports which of the following conclusions?

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LED bulbs are most likely to be used in locations where light bulbs would be difficult or costly to replace.

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CFL bulbs will need to come down further in price in order to compete with LED bulbs.

LED bulbs are most likely to be used in locations where there is frequent accidental breakage of bulbs.

CFL bulb designs are likely to advance to the point where they can last as long as LED bulbs.

LED bulbs are likely to drop in price, to the point of being competitive with CFL bulbs.

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Whether you can identify the argument's main conclusion as opposed to a supporting premise.

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