A newspaper ad for a local toy store indicates that an inexpensive toy microscope available for a small child is able to magnify specimens nearly as much as the more costly microscope available in your college lab. What is the primary reason for the price difference?
A) The toy microscope does not have the same fine control for focus of the specimen.
B) The toy microscope magnifies a good deal, but has low resolution and therefore poor quality images.
C) The toy microscope produces less contrast in the specimens.
D) The toy microscope usually uses a different wavelength of light source.

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The primary reason for the price difference is that the toy microscope, while capable of magnifying specimens, has low resolution, resulting in poor quality images compared to the more costly college lab microscope.

A Newspaper Ad for a Local Toy Store Indicates That