LSAT 103 – Section 3 – Question 24

LSAT 103 - Section 3 - Question 24

September 1998

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
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Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT103 S3 Q24
+LR
Weaken +Weak
Link Assumption +LinkA
Math +Math
A
33%
167
B
2%
159
C
21%
164
D
7%
163
E
37%
170
162
174
180
 +Hardest 148.537 +SubsectionMedium

Over the last 25 years, the average price paid for a new car has steadily increased in relation to average individual income. This increase indicates that individuals who buy new cars today spend, on average, a larger amount relative to their incomes buying a car than their counterparts did 25 years ago.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that individuals who buy new cars today spend, on average, a larger amount relative to their incomes on a car than individuals spent 25 years ago. This is based on the fact that over the last 25 years, the average price paid for a new car has steadily increased in relation to the average individual income.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the proportion of individuals who are buying cars today hasn’t significantly gone down. After all, if the proportion of individuals who buy cars has gone down, then it’s possible individuals still spend the same proportion of their income on cars; but other buyers (such as families or businesses) are paying a higher price and raising the average price of a car.

A
There has been a significant increase over the last 25 years in the proportion of individuals in households with more than one wage earner.
So, a higher proportion of households have more than one wage earner. But we’re talking about “individuals who buy new cars.” (A) doesn’t suggest that more households are buying a new car together.
B
The number of used cars sold annually is the same as it was 25 years ago.
The stimulus concerns changes in average price of a new car in relation to average income. The number of cars sold doesn’t affect average price of a car.
C
Allowing for inflation, average individual income has significantly declined over the last 25 years.
If income has gone down, that tends to support the position that individuals who buy new cars are spending a higher portion of their income than such individuals did 25 years ago.
D
During the last 25 years, annual new-car sales and the population have both increased, but new-car sales have increased by a greater percentage.
The stimulus concerns changes in average price of a new car in relation to average income. How many new cars are bought in relation to the population doesn’t affect the average price of a new car or how it relates to the average income.
E
Sales to individuals make up a smaller proportion of all new-car sales than they did 25 years ago.
This shows how the increase in average new car price can be explained by a greater portion of sales to non-individuals (such as a business). So, the increase in average price in relation to individual income doesn’t have to mean individuals are paying more for their cars.

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