LSAT 120 – Section 4 – Question 07

LSAT 120 - Section 4 - Question 07

October 2005

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT120 S4 Q07
+LR
+Exp
Except +Exc
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
3%
154
B
2%
153
C
83%
163
D
6%
156
E
5%
155
138
147
155
 +Medium 146.628 +SubsectionMedium

If cold fusion worked, it would provide almost limitless power from very inexpensive raw materials, materials far cheaper than coal or oil. But replacing all the traditional electric generators that use these fuels with cold-fusion power plants would result in a reduction of no more than 25 percent in the average residential electric bill.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why would replacing traditional electric generators with cold-fusion power plants result in a reduction of no more than 25 percent in the average residential electric bill when cold fusion would provide nearly limitless power from inexpensive raw materials?

Objective
The correct answer must be the only answer that doesn’t help to explain why transitioning to cold-fusion power plants would reduce the average residential electric bill by no more than 25 percent. Any correct answer will either fail to address costs associated with transitioning to cold-fusion power plants or make transitioning seem more financially appealing.

A
Cold-fusion power plants would be more expensive to build and maintain than traditional electric generators are.
If this is true, the extra expenses associated with building and maintaining cold-fusion power plants may largely offset how cheap cold fusion would be relative to energy provided by traditional electric generators.
B
Environmental regulations now placed on burning coal or fuel oil are less costly than the regulations that would be placed on cold fusion.
The costliness of regulations placed on cold fusion may largely offset how much cheaper cold fusion would be than energy provided by burning coal or oil.
C
Most electric companies would be willing to incorporate cold-fusion technology into their power plants.
It doesn’t matter whether electric companies would be willing to incorporate cold-fusion technology. (C) fails to address why transitioning to cold fusion wouldn’t significantly reduce average residential electric bills.
D
Only a relatively small portion of any residential electric bill is determined by the electric company’s expenses for fuel.
If only a relatively small portion of residential electric bills are determined by fuel expenses, then the money saved on transitioning to cold fusion may not significantly alter residential electric bill costs.
E
Personnel costs for the distribution of power to consumers are unrelated to the type of raw materials an electric company uses.
If personnel costs are unaffected by the type of raw materials an electric company uses, transitioning to cold fusion may not significantly reduce average residential electric bills.

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