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Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10888)
The correct answer choice is (A)
If only one employee receives a $1k bonus, that employee must be either K or P (L and M are Highly Effective employees and, accordingly, cannot receive $1k bonuses). And, since neither K nor P can receive the highest bonus, one of them must receive a $3k bonus:
Last, we need to ensure that L and M receive higher bonuses than K and P. So, L and M must receive $5k bonuses: This inference agrees with answer choice (A), which is correct.
Answer choice (B) is not necessarily true, because P could receive a $1k bonus.
Answer choice (C) cannot be true, because M must receive a $5k bonus.
Answer choice (D) is not necessarily true, because K could be the one to receive a $1k bonus.
Answer choice (E) is not necessarily true, because P could be the one to receive a $1k bonus.
Note that K and P are functionally identical: both are employees in the same department, and neither is Highly Effective. There are no rules that apply to one of them but not to the other. So, if answer choice (D) were to be true, then answer choice (E) would have to be true as well (and vice versa), which would be impossible given the unique nature of the correct answer. This line of reasoning is sufficient to justify eliminating answer choices (D) and (E).
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10888)
The correct answer choice is (A)
If only one employee receives a $1k bonus, that employee must be either K or P (L and M are Highly Effective employees and, accordingly, cannot receive $1k bonuses). And, since neither K nor P can receive the highest bonus, one of them must receive a $3k bonus:
Last, we need to ensure that L and M receive higher bonuses than K and P. So, L and M must receive $5k bonuses: This inference agrees with answer choice (A), which is correct.
Answer choice (B) is not necessarily true, because P could receive a $1k bonus.
Answer choice (C) cannot be true, because M must receive a $5k bonus.
Answer choice (D) is not necessarily true, because K could be the one to receive a $1k bonus.
Answer choice (E) is not necessarily true, because P could be the one to receive a $1k bonus.
Note that K and P are functionally identical: both are employees in the same department, and neither is Highly Effective. There are no rules that apply to one of them but not to the other. So, if answer choice (D) were to be true, then answer choice (E) would have to be true as well (and vice versa), which would be impossible given the unique nature of the correct answer. This line of reasoning is sufficient to justify eliminating answer choices (D) and (E).
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