LSAT 158 – Section 2 – Question 04

LSAT 158 - Section 2 - Question 04

May 2020

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Cerrato: Economists argue both that the higher turnover rate of part-time workers shows them to be much more likely to be dissatisfied with their jobs than full-time workers are and that lower-paid, part-time workers threaten to take jobs from full-time employees. But because job efficiency is positively correlated with job satisfaction, companies are unlikely to replace satisfied employees with dissatisfied ones. Therefore, _______.

Summary

Some economists claim that part-time workers are more likely to be dissatisfied with their jobs than full-time workers, and that part-time workers threaten to take jobs from full-time employees. However, companies are unlikely to replace satisfied employees with dissatisfied employees, since job efficiency is positively correlated with job satisfaction.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

Therefore, dissatisfied part-time employees are unlikely to be a threat to full-time employees.

A
full-time workers are likely to lose jobs to part-time workers

Full-time workers are not likely to lose their jobs to part-time workers, since part-time workers are more likely to be dissatisfied with their jobs, and companies are unlikely to replace satisfied employees with dissatisfied ones.

B
the companies earning the greatest profits tend to be those that pay their workers the highest wages

We don’t know what companies earning the greatest profits pay their employees.

C
dissatisfied part-time workers are unlikely to threaten the jobs of full-time workers

Cerrato uses the economists’ claim regarding part-time workers being more likely to be dissatisfied to suggest that part-time workers are not a threat to full-time workers.

D
the higher turnover rate of part-time workers is only partly caused by their greater job dissatisfaction

Cerrato does not refute the economists’ claim that employee dissatisfaction causes a higher turnover rate for part-time workers.

E
companies generally hire part-time workers only when they are unable to hire full-time ones

We don’t know why companies hire part-time workers over full-time workers.

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