Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT9 S4 Q12 Explanation

Some accountants calculate with simple adding machines

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TopicsSufficient Assumption

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Stimulus

Some accountants calculate with simple adding machines, and some use complex computers. One can perform more calculations in less time with a computer than with an adding machine. Therefore, assuming the costs of using the two types of machines are equal, an accountant who hour than an accountant who uses an adding machine.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
12.

Which one of the following is an assumption that would make the conclusion in the passage

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    More accountants use computers than use

  2. Trap2% picked this

    The more hours an accountant spends on the job, the more money he or

  3. Correct93% picked this

    The more calculations an accountant performs, the more money he or

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    An accountant who uses an adding machine can charge a higher hourly rate than one

  5. Trap2% picked this

    In general, accountants vary in terms of the number of calculations they make and the amount

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