Taxi drivers, whose income

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: "financial needs"8% picked this

   The number of hours per day that a person is willing to work depends on

   None of the information discusses different financial needs. To the extent that different drivers may set different daily thresholds and thus work different number of hours, this answer agrees with the passage.

   8%
2. B

   Correct80% picked this

   People work longer when their effective hourly wage is high than when

   Why this is right

   This goes against this story. On busy days, the hourly wage is higher and the hours are lower. On slow days, the hourly wage is lower and the hours are higher.

   Skill tested: Must be False · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   80%
3. C

   Out of Scope: "low hourly wage"4% picked this

   Workers will accept a lower hourly wage in exchange for the freedom to set

   These drivers do seem to have some freedom to set their own schedules, but we don't know if they have a low hourly wage.

   4%
4. D

   Out of Scope: "standard of living"4% picked this

   People are willing to work many hours a day in order to avoid a reduction in

   We never discuss what these drivers are using their income for, or whether they're setting their daily threshold based on how it affects their standard of living.

   4%
5. E

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   People who are paid based on their production work more efficiently than those who are paid

   Out of Scope: "efficiently" / "paid fixed hourly wage" We don't have any information about people who are paid a fixed hourly wage, so we can't compare how efficiently they work to anyone else.

   3%