G.Unit Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Personnel officer: The exorbitant cost of our health-insurance benefits reflects the high dollar amount of medical expenses incurred by our employees. Employees who are out of shape, as a group, have higher doctor bills and longer hospital stays than do their colleagues who are fit. Therefore, since we must reduce our health-insurance costs, we should offer a rigorous fitness program of jogging and weight lifting to all employees, and require employees who are out of shape to participate. The conclusion reached by the personnel officer depends on which of the following assumptions? A. A person who is fit would receive a routine physical checkup by a doctor less regularly than would a person who is out of shape. B. The medical expenses incurred by employees who are required to participate in the fitness program would be less than those incurred by employees who are not required to participate. C. The strenuous activities required of out-of-shape employees by the program would not by themselves generate medical expenses greater than any reduction achieved by the program. D. The fitness program would serve more employees who are out of shape than it would employees who are fit. E. The employees who participate in the fitness program would be away from work because of illness less than would the employees who do not participate. OA: C but E also seems correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anilmanu Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Options A C and E are all valid assumptions. However C is the one which specifically speaks about the action that is taken by the employer. The other two can be discussed even without considering the new action taken by the employer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmat Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Guys Plzz discuss this one too.....need OA also for this one...cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmat Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 any take on this one....thanx!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmat Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 heyy guys no response till now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praguish Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Conclusion: we must reduce our health-insurance costs, we should offer a rigorous fitness program of jogging and weight lifting to all employees, and require employees who are out of shape to participate. Premise 1: employees who are out of shape stay longer and incurred higher cost for medical bills. In order to reach the above conclusion, cost is a considering factor. Only C shows that putting in a program will help the less fit and at the same time does not cause an increment in cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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