Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: Critical to the product development process were activities that enabled the capture of specific design and manufacturing knowledge and decision reviews to determine if the knowledge captured would support the increased investment necessary to move to the next development phase or into production. Choices:  1. The knowledge captured was the primary influence on what the next stage would be. 2. The knowledge captured would determine if the next step was further development or production. 3. The next stage was always production, regardless of what the knowledge captured stated.

2