PT132.S2.Q13

PrepTest 132 - Section 2 - Question 13

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Conclusion Buying elaborate screensavers—programs that put moving images on a computer monitor to prevent damage—can cost a company far more in employee time than it saves in electricity and monitor protection. █████████ ██████ ██████ ████████ ████ ███████ ████ ████████████ ████ █████ ███████████ ████████ ██████ █████ ████████

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This illustrates the principle that measures intended to address a problem can sometimes backfire and make the problem even worse. The author claims that elaborate screensavers designed to save money can actually end up costing more due to employees wasting company time misusing them.

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13.

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a

A school that ███████ █████████ █████ ██ ███████ ██████████ ███ ███ ███ ███ ████ ██████████ ████████

b

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c

The time that ██ █████ ██ ████ █ █████ █████████ ███ ██ ██████ ████ ██ █████ ██ ████ █ ████████ ███████

d

A complicated hotel ████████ ██████ ███ ████ ████ ██ ████████ ████████ ████ ██ █████ ██ ██████ ██ ██████

e

An electronic keyboard ███ ██ ███████ ██ ███ ████ █ █████ ███ ████ █████████ ██ ███████

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