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Option A and D both speak of Productivity, but option A speaks about higher Productivity than others. Since their proportion is lowest thus these minority people may be responsible for higher profitability if on-site people are not less productive than the market standard. but we don't know whether that is the case or not.
In option D they speak of the productivity of onsite as not higher than the other company thus if productivity is equal then it is a strengthener or kind of a stretched inference than the premise. and if productivity is less then D becomes weakner. Thus D is definitely not an answer.

Option B C and E are just information from the premise. Thus A is the answer.
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Conclusion: Company X’s higher productivity is primarily due to its low percentage of remote employees.

A: Irrelevant. Productivity of remote employees doesn’t address the argument about overall productivity.
B: Restates what’s already known (higher on-site percentage) but doesn’t strengthen the causal link to productivity.
C: Nationwide profitability trends are irrelevant to Company X’s productivity.
D: Repeats the premise that Company X has fewer remote employees, offering no new support.
E: Confirms that on-site employee productivity is the same across companies, isolating the low percentage of remote workers as the key factor behind Company X's higher productivity.

Hence, E is the correct answer
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A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry. Weakens. states an alternate reason
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry. already stated
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees. profit is Irrelevant
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
already stated
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry. Correct. Eliminates an alternate reason

Answer E
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Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry. Actually weakens the argument.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry. Strengthens the argument by exposing how lots of employees work in-office, rather than remotely in Company X.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees. Out of scope.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry. Adds no new information.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry. Weakens the argument.

Strengthening the argument is the key here, so let's recap what is the consultant's argument for a moment: Company X's lower % of remote employees, compared with comparable companies, makes the enterprise more efficient, again, compared with similar firms. To strengthen the argument we shall find something that supports the idea that X's employees work harder since they do not work remotely.
Only answer (B) does this.
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The prompt goes like this:
Company X has least remote workers & Company X has highest productivity among peers & remote work is less productive => the lack of remote work causes the productivity.
So, we're looking for extra information that will be supportive of this last conclusion.

(A) is rather a weakener, as it actually makes it look like remote work contributes to productivity rather than detracting from it. Eliminate.

(B) is reiterating what we have in the argument (lowest remote work already means highest on-site work), so no additional strengthening. Eliminate.

(C) is tempting, but it's speaking about profitability, while the argument focuses on productivity. Eliminate.

(D) is again reiterating what we have in the argument (lowest remote work), so no additional strengthening. Eliminate.

(E) clarifies that the extra productivity is not coming from some extraordinary effort of the on-site workers - hence, it's likely that the general pattern of remote/non-remote work is at play here. This is a strengthener.

Therefore, the answer is E.
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
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The argument of the consultant hinges on the fact that having low percentage of employees working remotely is directly proportional to the productivity of the company.

A) this option gives the reason for higher productivity being the higher productivity of remote employees of the company x than any other company, which is not what the consultant is arguing for, WRONG

B) This is basically repeating what the consultant has said and doesnt add anything new to strengthen his argument. WRONG

C) Irrelevant. There is no talk of profitability. Hence WRONG

D) This is also basically repeating what the consultant has said and doesnt add anything new to strengthen his argument. WRONG

E) CORRECT. If the productivity of on site employees is same across the companies, then having a larger number of people working on-site would lead to more productivity. Hence strengthening the consultant's argument
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C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.

This strengthens the argument that less remote workers should be employed.
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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(A) Weakens, This just means remote workers are more productive but Company X has fewer of these so doesn't make sense.

(B) Doesn't imply anything, number of people working on-site doesn't really have any correlation to the productivity.

(C) Weakens, the opposite of what authors mentions.

(D) Doesn't really support the arguments just states a fact.

(E) Strengthens, if the productivity of on-sites employees are the same in all companies => its depends on the number/proportion of remote : on-site workers.
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The correct answer is E

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry. - This is weakening the argument - Out

B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry. - Rephrasing the argument - Out

C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees. - Out of context - Out

D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry. - Rephrasing the argument - Out

E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry. - This explains that even though Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than those of other companies of comparable size in the industry, Company X's productivity is still higher because the percentage of employees working on-site is higher than other companies - Keep. Hence the right answer.
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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  1. Understand the argument:
    • Company X has fewer remote employees than any similarly sized competitor.
    • Generally, more remote employees = lower productivity, and fewer remote employees = higher productivity.
    • Conclusion: Company X's higher productivity is primarily due to having fewer remote employees.
  2. What strengthens the argument? To strengthen the argument, we want to show that the difference in remote employee percentage is the key factor behind Company X’s higher productivity. In other words, if we can rule out other reasons for higher productivity, and confirm that having fewer remote employees indeed leads to higher overall productivity, the argument becomes stronger.
  3. Analyze the answer choices:
    A. "Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company."
    If Company X’s remote employees are exceptionally productive, then the company might be more productive due to having higher-performing remote workers, not just fewer remote workers. This suggests another reason for higher productivity and does not isolate the low percentage of remote workers as the primary cause. This does not strengthen the original argument.
    B. "The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size."
    This restates the situation from the opposite angle: fewer remote workers naturally means more on-site workers. We already know Company X has the lowest percentage of remote workers, so stating it has the highest percentage of on-site workers doesn't add new support to the conclusion. It doesn’t strengthen the argument beyond what we already know.
    C. "Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees."
    This suggests a general trend opposite to what the consultant claims about productivity. Profitability and productivity might be related, but this statement implies that not having remote employees doesn’t necessarily lead to better results. This weakens or at least confuses the argument rather than strengthens it.
    D. "In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry."
    This repeats one of the argument’s premises. It doesn’t strengthen the argument because it’s information we already know from the original scenario.
    E. "Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size."
    This choice is key. It tells us that the on-site employees at Company X are not more productive than on-site employees elsewhere. Yet, Company X is still more productive overall. If the on-site employees are no better than anyone else’s, then the reason must come from having fewer remote employees. This directly supports the consultant’s claim that the primary reason for higher productivity is the lower percentage of remote employees.
  4. Conclusion: Choice (E) best strengthens the argument by ruling out on-site employee performance as a factor, thereby focusing the cause on the low percentage of remote workers.

Answer: E
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A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
It weakens the argument
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
It repeats the information
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
Irrelevant
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
It repeats the information
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
That's what we are looking for. If productivity rates are lower or similar than other on-site employees, then it must be the case that because of fewer remote employees, then the productivity of the company is higher.

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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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Conclusion:The primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.
Premise: more remote employees ----> lower overall productivity

Options:
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
Casts a doubt on the conclusion. Eliminate

B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
Does not affect my conclusion in any way. Eliminate

C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
Profitability not into question. Eliminate

D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
Restates the premise. Eliminate

E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
Strengthens the conclusion by eliminating another reason justifying the higher productivity other than lower percentage of remote employees. Keep
E is the correct answer
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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(A) This says Company X’s remote employees are more productive than remote employees at other companies. While interesting, it doesn’t focus on the main issue—how fewer remote workers overall affects productivity. It shifts attention to individual productivity, which doesn’t help the argument.
Eliminate.

(B) This points out that more employees work on-site at Company X than at other companies. While true, it just repeats the premise (fewer remote workers) without proving that this is why productivity is higher. It doesn’t move the argument forward.
Eliminate.

(C) This talks about profitability trends nationwide. But the argument is about productivity at Company X, not profitability. It’s unrelated.
Eliminate.

(D) This restates that Company X has fewer remote employees than other companies. While accurate, it doesn’t strengthen the claim that this is the reason for higher productivity. It just repeats part of the setup.
Eliminate.

(E) This is correct. It says that Company X’s on-site employees are no more productive than on-site employees at other companies. If that’s true, the only thing left to explain Company X’s higher productivity is its low percentage of remote workers. This directly supports the argument’s claim.
Correct.
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Question type:

Strengthen

The argument is essentially a cause-effect type of argument, where
Cause = low percentage of employees working remotely
Effect= higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry

Answer choice analysis:

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry

Incorrect, If this is true we have an alternate reason for higher productivity of the company, so this creates a doubt on our conclusion.

B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.

Incorrect, This basically is a restatement of the premise already provided in the passage and does not help us in strengthening the argument.

C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.

Incorrect, This is not our target group comparison we want to see is having low percentage of employees working remotely the reason for higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry.


D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.

Incorrect. Similar to B, This basically is a restatement of the premise already provided in the passage and does not help us in strengthening the argument.

E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

correct. This strengthens the argument by removing a malicious variable/ alternate reason for higher productivity of the company.

E is the answer
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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[E] is the correct answer.
Company X -> less percentage of remote employees -> more on-site employees -> higher productivity
Other companies -> high percentage of remote employees -> less on-site employees -> lower overall productivity
Reasoning: Company X has higher productivity due to lower percentage of remote employees/higher on-site employees.

A. If remote employees are more productive, that doesn't explain why they would have a lower percentage of them.
B. Percentage might be high, the number of employees might now, extreme answer.
C. 180 degree answer.
D. This seems exactly what is given in the question and doesn't add anything.
E. If company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry, then purely due to the higher on-site employees the overall productivity must be high. Exactly what is mentioned in the reasoning.
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The consultant says that a certain company X has a LOWER PERCENTAGE of employees working remotely than any other company OF COMPARABLE SIZE in the industry. Consultant then goes onto say that companies with MORE remote employees have lower overall productivity. And then states the conclusion of the argument that primary reason for Company X's higher productivity than any other company of COMPARABLE SIZE must be it's LOWER PERCENTAGE of remote employees.

Conclusion - Lower percentage of remote employees is the primary reason for higher productivity of company X.

A lot of people might think that this question is the basic wordplay between percentage and numbers. A major thing to be noticed is the phrase "COMPARABLE SIZE". Since the size is almost equal, the percentages here mean numbers.

Therefore, we have to strengthen that lower percentage/lower numbers of remote employees is the reason for Company X's higher productivity.

Let's look at the options -

A - This option draws a comparison between productivity of remote employees but this is not our concern. Our concern is the percentage or the number of remote employees. ELIMINATE

B - If the percentage of employees working on-site is higher in company X than in any other company, that means that the number of on-site employees is higher, which means the number/percentage of remote employees is lower. KEEP

C - This option talks about profit, which is not our concern. Our concerns is productivity and number of employees. ELIMINATE

D - This just restates what's written in the question. Lower percentage of remote employees also means lower proportion. Hence, ELIMINATE

E - The productivity rates of on-site employees is not our concern. ELIMINATE

FINAL ANSWER - Option B
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Strategy Consultant: Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees. Therefore, the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the strategy consultant’s argument?

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.

 


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Hi All,

Conclusion: Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

We need to find an option that strengthens the conclusion the most.

A) This actually weakens the argument as its tells us the lower productivity in companies with more remote employees than Company X is because remote employees are for X are more productive than any other in the industry.

B) This option does strengthen the argument as it states that because company X has more on site employees therefore more productivity than any other company in the industry.

C)We are talking about productivity rather than profitibility, but there can be a connection between the two as one could think higher the productivity ,higher the profitiablilty. But that would be a step in assumption. We could look at this if there were not any better options.

D)This option is just repeating the first line of the para. No Impact

E) This option does strengthen. This option fulfills one of the gap in the reasoning on which the conclusion was based. The conclusion could have been weakened by arguing that maybe its not the lower percentage of remote employees causing the high productivity in company X , its because the on-site employees in company X have higher productivity than other companies of comparable size in general.

So when the onsite employees in X have similar productivity rate as other companies, then it could that the lower % for remote employees is the reason for higher productivity in company X .

Therefore option E is the answer
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We need to strengthen the conclusion that the the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely. Based on the option analysis-

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry- There is no mention about the percentage of remote employees as such as it just compares remote employees of Company X with others with no mention of % or proportion of them.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry-This is already a repackaged phrasing of one of the premises & does not provide us with additional information to strengthen our case. We can eliminate this option.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees -This contradicts the consultant's reasoning by stating that remote work is associated with better performance. We can eliminate this option.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry -Similar to option B, this is another repackaged premise & does not provide us with additional information to strengthen our case. We can eliminate this option.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry-This is a strengthener as it eliminates the alternative possibility that the productivity rates for Company A are due to the high productivity rates of Company X's on site employees

The answer to this question is option (E).
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Conclusion: the primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.

Goal: Strengthen the conclusion

A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This doesn't strengthen, potentially even weakening. Maybe the few remote employees add a lot more productivity to the whole.

B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This doesn't add much to the conclusion

C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
Irrelevant

D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This doesn't add much to the conclusion

E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
This excludes another potential explanation that the on-site staff actually are a lot more productive, helping increase the overall productivity. This is the right answer.

Answer: E
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B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.

B is the only statement which strengths the consultant's argument.
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