For-profit hospital managers generally work independently of hospital owners and thus may not always make maximum financial efficiency their highest priority.
Which of the following about the managers mentioned in the passage
must be true?
(A) These managers have generally been motivated to streamline hospital services as a result of direct intervention by hospital owners.
Incorrect. Too far fetched to say what is manager's motivation. Need not be true.(B) These managers are more likely than managers of nonprofit hospitals to use unnecessary amounts of resources to provide services.
Incorrect. No comparison drawn with non-profit managers. So cannot be inferred.(C) Managers' most important self-acknowledged goal is to achieve maximum financial efficiency so that hospitals show a profit.
Incorrect. Opposite of what passage says. Passage says the Managers do not prioritize financial efficiency.
(D) Managers' decisions regarding services provided by their hospitals may not reflect hospital owners' priorities.
Correct. Based on passage, we can say that the decisions MAY NOT reflect owner's priorities
(E) These managers do not place a high priority on maximizing profits, despite their desire to achieve efficiency
Incorrect. We cannot say the managers do not place high priority on profits. Passage is about financial efficiency.