LSAT 103 – Section 1 – Question 04

LSAT 103 - Section 1 - Question 04

September 1998

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT103 S1 Q04
+LR
+Exp
Necessary assumption +NA
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Link Assumption +LinkA
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
146
B
98%
165
C
1%
158
D
0%
153
E
0%
130
126
134
141
 +Easiest 147.884 +SubsectionMedium

In order to increase production, ABC Company should implement a flextime schedule, which would allow individual employees some flexibility in deciding when to begin and end their workday. Studies have shown that working under flextime schedules is associated with increased employee morale.

Summary
The argument concludes that ABC Company should implement a flextime schedule in order to increase production. As support, the argument cites studies which have shown that flextime schedules improve morale.

Notable Assumptions
The argument goes from a premise stating that flextime improves morale to a conclusion that flextime would increase production. This depends on the assumption that an improvement in morale could lead to an increase in production.

A
the employees who prefer a flextime schedule are the most productive employees at ABC Company
Knowing about employees’ preferences isn’t necessary to establish a relationship between morale and production. This could be false without affecting the strength of the argument.
B
an increase in the morale of ABC Company’s employees could lead to increased production
Based on the claim that flextime improves morale, the argument concludes that flextime would increase production. This only makes sense if we assume that increasing morale could lead to increased production.
C
flextime schedules tend to be associated with reduced lateness and absenteeism
Even if this were not the case, it wouldn’t undermine the argument. A decrease in lateness and absenteeism isn’t necessary for morale to affect production.
D
employees are most productive during the part of the day when all employees are present
The argument wouldn’t be affected if this were not assumed—the argument just depends on morale affecting production, not the exact reason why. So, this isn’t necessary.
E
companies that are in competition with ABC Company also use a flextime schedule
The choices of competing companies aren’t essential to establish the argument’s support structure, making this unnecessary.

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