Critical Reasoning

The shoe factory in /centerville in the town's targest firm, ans it employs more unskilled workers on full time basis than all of the other businesses in town combined. Therefore, if the shoe factory closes down and ceases all operations, more than half of centerville's residents who are unskilled workers with full time jobs in centerville will lose their jobs.

The conclusion above logically follows from the premises if which one of the following is assumed?

A. More people who now are residents of Centerville are employed than are unemployed

B. Centerville has more unskilled workers among its population than it has skilled workers

C. The shoe factory in Centerville employs more unskilled workers than skilled workers

D. The shoe factory in Centerville employs no one who is not a resident in Centerville

E. There are no factories in Centerville other than the shoe factory

OA is D

Answer is D.

Simple explanation: They have say 40 unskilled employees. All other companies together have 30 unskilled employees. Conclusion is : more than half of centerville's residents who are unskilled workers with full time jobs in centerville will lose their jobs.

Who said that all the 40 unskilled employees are residents. They can be travelling from neighbor cities!! So thats the assumption.

I go with D..

But at the first instant B looks very tempting!
Trap...Trap..Trap!!!

I would pick D