PrepTest 89, Section 2, Question 2

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Javier: Government workers are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector employees. So the government could save money by hiring private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees.

Javier: Government workers are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector employees. So the government could save money by hiring private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees.

Mykayla: An analysis of government contracts showed that, on average, the government paid substantially more to hire contractors than it would have cost for government employees to perform comparable services.

Javier: Government workers are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector employees. So the government could save money by hiring private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees.

Mykayla: An analysis of government contracts showed that, on average, the government paid substantially more to hire contractors than it would have cost for government employees to perform comparable services.

Javier: Government workers are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector employees. So the government could save money by hiring private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees.

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Javier and Mykayla disagree with each other over whether

the government could reduce spending by reducing the number of employees on its payroll

the government would save money if it hired private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees

government workers generally are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector workers

every service that is currently performed by government employees could be performed by private contractors

the total amount of money that the government pays its employees annually is greater than the total amount that it spends on contractors annually

B
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