Critical Reasoning

Neither rising industrial output nor a high national minimum wage, by itself, establishes a country's economic well-being. Both are required simultaneously since industrial output can rise as a result of a low minimum wage and a high minimum wage prompts many industries to relocate to countries where the minimum wage is lower, thus decreasing a country's industrial output.

If the facts stated in the passage above are true, a proper test of a country's economic well-being is its ability to______.

A maintain a high minimum wage while its industrial output rises
B maintain a high minimum wage while its industrial output falls
C increase minimum wage while its industrial output remains constant
D keep the industrial output constant while its minimum wage falls
E maintain a low minimum wage while its industrial output rises

A it is.

A Again.

Pretty straightforward.

Both are required simultaneously takes us straight to the answer A.

IMO A .

high wage || high industrial o/p => desired for country's economy

IMO A.

I have seen a similar question in OG but never answered it correctly there!

And here within my first paas through the choices I concluded A to be the answer.

I beg to differ:

The statement says that:

high minimum wage prompts many industries to relocate to countries where the minimum wage is lower, thus decreasing a country's industrial output

& mentions that

If the facts stated in the passage above are true

:

then How can A be true i.e how can a country maintain a high minimum wage & also simultaneously keep its industrial output rising ( as the industries will relocate to other countries.)

Pls explain.

pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:Neither rising industrial output nor a high national minimum wage, by itself, establishes a country's economic well-being. Both are required simultaneously since industrial output can rise as a result of a low minimum wage and a high minimum wage prompts many industries to relocate to countries where the minimum wage is lower, thus decreasing a country's industrial output.

If the facts stated in the passage above are true, a proper test of a country's economic well-being is its ability to______.

A maintain a high minimum wage while its industrial output rises
B maintain a high minimum wage while its industrial output falls
C increase minimum wage while its industrial output remains constant
D keep the industrial output constant while its minimum wage falls
E maintain a low minimum wage while its industrial output rises

ya i think it was very easy

oa is A