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#26244
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10888)
The correct answer choice is (C)
To attack this question, use proper List question technique: take one rule and apply it to all answer choices, then take another rule, and apply it to the remaining answer choices, and so on, until only one answer choice remains. An even more efficient approach, however, would be to test your inferences first. The reason why this is likely to prove a more efficient approach is simple: you know what bonuses three of the seven employees receive, which should be relatively easy to track.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice violates the combination of the last two rules, because X—who is a Highly Effective employee—must receive a higher bonus than V and Z. Another way to eliminate this answer choice is to notice that it violates the inference regarding X.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice violates the first rule and is therefore incorrect. It also violates the inference that Z receives a $3k bonus.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice violates the combination of the last two rules, because M, who is a Highly Effective employee, must receive a higher bonus than K.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice violates the first rule and is therefore incorrect. It also violates the inference that V receives a $3k bonus.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10888)
The correct answer choice is (C)
To attack this question, use proper List question technique: take one rule and apply it to all answer choices, then take another rule, and apply it to the remaining answer choices, and so on, until only one answer choice remains. An even more efficient approach, however, would be to test your inferences first. The reason why this is likely to prove a more efficient approach is simple: you know what bonuses three of the seven employees receive, which should be relatively easy to track.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice violates the combination of the last two rules, because X—who is a Highly Effective employee—must receive a higher bonus than V and Z. Another way to eliminate this answer choice is to notice that it violates the inference regarding X.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice violates the first rule and is therefore incorrect. It also violates the inference that Z receives a $3k bonus.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice violates the combination of the last two rules, because M, who is a Highly Effective employee, must receive a higher bonus than K.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice violates the first rule and is therefore incorrect. It also violates the inference that V receives a $3k bonus.