PrepTest 88, Section 2, Question 1
Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than the average worker is paid at the same company. But it is certain that no CEO works many times harder than the average worker. Therefore the high pay of CEOs is wholly unjustified.
Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than the average worker is paid at the same company. But it is certain that no CEO works many times harder than the average worker. Therefore the high pay of CEOs is wholly unjustified.
Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than the average worker is paid at the same company. But it is certain that no CEO works many times harder than the average worker. Therefore the high pay of CEOs is wholly unjustified.
Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than the average worker is paid at the same company. But it is certain that no CEO works many times harder than the average worker. Therefore the high pay of CEOs is wholly unjustified.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the activist's argument?
At any given company, people's pay should be proportional to how hard they work.
At any given company, people's pay should be proportional to how much they contribute to the overall success of the company.
At any given company, people's pay should be proportional to how much they need to sustain a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.
At any given company, people who perform the same work should receive equal pay.
People who are able to work hard have an obligation to do so.
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