QUESTION TEXT: The chairperson of Acme Corporation has decided…
QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption
CONCLUSION: Most employees will have more than a half hour commute.
REASONING: Most employees can’t afford housing within a half hour drive of the new location.
ANALYSIS: You can’t prephrase every question. On a question like this it’s best just to quickly consider ways that employees could still have a shorter commute.
I thought maybe employees could rent apartments, or the company could subsidize housing.
The right answer gave a different reason, a pay raise. Just keep your mind open to anything that would allow employees to afford housing once the company moves.
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- This is irrelevant. We only care what happens once the company moves.
- We don’t care why the company is moving. We only care about the effects.
- We don’t care what people think. We only care about the effect the move will have on employees’ commutes.
- Same as A.
- CORRECT. If the employees have more money after the move, then maybe they will be able to afford housing in Ocean View.
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