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Summary
The author concludes that after Acme has moved to its new location in Ocean View, most Acme employees will have a commute more than 30 minutes.
Why?
Because most Acme employees currently cannot afford housing within a 30-minute commute of Ocean View.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the amount that most Acme employees can afford for housing now will not significantly increase after the move.
The author assumes that after the move, most Acme employees will not choose living arrangements that would allow them to commute to Ocean View in 30 minutes or less, but without requiring them to be able to buy/rent housing. (This overlooks the possibility that the employees might have parents they can stay with within 30 minutes.)
18.
The argument requires assuming which ███ ██ ███ ██████████
a
All Acme employees ███ ██████ ███████ ██████ █ █████████ ███████ ██ █████████
Not necessary, because the argument concerns whether employees will be able to have a commute within 30 minutes of Ocean View. Whatever is the case concerning Milltown does not affect what will happen after the move to Ocean View.
b
The chairperson of ████ ███ ████ █████████ ███████ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ███ ███████ ██ █████ █████
Not necessary, because the reason for the company’s move to Ocean View is irrelevant. What matters is whether after the move, most Acme employees must have a commute of more than 30 minutes.
c
None of Acme's █████████ ██████ ███ ███████████ ███ ██ █████ ██ ██████ ███ ███████ ██ █████ █████
Not necessary, because the preferences of employees are irrelevant. What matters is whether after the move, most Acme employees must have a commute of more than 30 minutes.
d
Currently, most Acme █████████ ████ █ ███████ ██ ████ ████ ██ ████████
Not necessary, because the argument concerns what will happen after the move. Whatever the commute situation is now, before the move, doesn’t affect what will happen after the move. (In case you’re wondering, the fact the conclusion says “once the company has moved” does NOT assert that before the company has moved most employees do not have a commute of more than 30 minutes. “Once the company has moved” just means “after the company has moved.” It does not comment on what is true before the move.)
e
Acme's move to █████ ████ ████ ███ ██ ███████████ ██ █ ███████████ ███ █████ ███ ████ ██████████
Necessary, because if it were not true — if Acme’s move to Ocean View WILL be accompanied by a significant pay raise for Acme employees — then the limits on what Acme employees can afford now will not necessarily apply after the move. Acme employees MIGHT be able to afford within 30 minutes after the move even if right now they are unable to.