Private industry is trying to attract skilled research scientists by

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Private industry is trying to attract skilled research scientists by offering them high salaries. As a result, most research scientists employed in private industry now earn 50 percent more than do comparably skilled research scientists employed by the government. So, unless government-employed research scientists are motivated more by a sense of public duty than by their own interests, the government is likely to lose its most skilled research scientists to private industry, since none of these scientists would have problems finding private-sector jobs.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

(A) Government research scientists are less likely to receive acknowledgment for their research contributions than are research scientists in the private sector.

(B) None of the research scientists currently employed by the government earns more than the highest-paid researchers employed in the private sector.

(C) The government does not employ as many research scientists who are highly skilled as does any large company in the private sector which employs research scientists.

(D) The government does not provide its research scientists with unusually good working conditions or fringe benefits that more than compensate for the lower salaries they receive.

(E) Research scientists employed in the private sector generally work longer hours than do researchers employed by the government.

aditya8062 · Answer

D seems viable:   The government does not provide its research scientists with unusually good working conditions or fringe benefits that more than compensate for the lower salaries they receive. ---->negation of D falters the argument !!

brs1cob · Answer

main issue is salary and compensation here. and only option D addresses this issue, while option E talks about working hours.

on negating option D, the conclusion does not hold its ground.

hence D is the answer.

gmatexam439 · Answer

Private industry is trying to attract skilled research scientists by offering them high salaries. As a result, most research scientists employed in private industry now earn 50 percent more than do comparably skilled research scientists employed by the government. So, unless government-employed research scientists are motivated more by a sense of public duty than by their own interests, the government is likely to lose its most skilled research scientists to private industry, since none of these scientists would have problems finding private-sector jobs.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

(A) Government research scientists are less likely to receive acknowledgement for their research contributions than are research scientists in the private sector. - The main point of argument is about the "money". We don't care about the acknowledgement. 
(B) None of the research scientists currently employed by the government earns more than the highest-paid researchers employed in the private sector. - This is an extreme statement. 
(C) The government does not employ as many research scientists who are highly skilled as does any large company in the private sector which employs research scientists. - We don't care about the # of scientists. 
(D) The government does not provide its research scientists with unusually good working conditions or fringe benefits that more than compensate for the lower salaries they receive. - Correct. If the scientists aren't being compensated well by the government, then they would definitely switch. 
(E) Research scientists employed in the private sector generally work longer hours than do researchers employed by the government. - We are not worried about the # of hours.

aniket16c · Answer

Question analysis:
Private industry is offering much higher salary than govt. sector. Hence, unless govt employees are triggered by a sense of public duty, they will be attracted by the high salary and move to private sector. This shift will cause govt employees to loose their employees
Question - assumption

Option analysis:
A. Negate this - Govt. employees are equally likely or more likely to receive recognition. If employees are equally likely - then wages are a plus point in favour of private sector - Does not affect the conclusion
B. Negate - Some scientists earn more. Still there is a possibility of govt to private transistion - Does not affect conclusion
C. How many govt sector employees does not affect the conclusion
D. Negate - govt provides more amenitites that make up for lowe salary. This provides a strong point for govt employees to stay with the govt sector. This destroys the conclusion. - Correct
E. Research scientists in private work more than govt sector employees - this infact weakens the conclusion to a certain degree. Over work can affect th work-life balance, and hence, govt employees may not shoft to private sector!

Thank you!

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