Craft and StructureHardTwo views on the savings from remote working
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Remote working has cut the company's office costs by 40 percent.
Text 2
The 40 percent saving counts only rent. The company now pays for home equipment, a larger IT team, and quarterly gatherings, which together cost more than half of the rent saved.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?
- A. Text 2 argues that the saving claimed in Text 1 is overstated because it leaves out new costs.Correct
- B. Text 2 denies that rent has fallen.
- C. Text 2 argues that the company should return to the office.
- D. Both texts put the saving at 40 percent.
Answer: A. Text 2 argues that the saving claimed in Text 1 is overstated because it leaves out new costs.
Rent down, other costs up.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 denies that rent has fallen.
- Text 2 accepts the rent saving.
- C. Text 2 argues that the company should return to the office.
- Not argued.
- D. Both texts put the saving at 40 percent.
- Text 2 says the true saving is smaller.
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