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Directions :
Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:
The government of an island nation is in the
process of deciding how to spend its limited
income. It has $7 million left in its budget and
eight programs to choose among. There is no
provision in the constitution to have a surplus,
and each program has requested the minimum
amount they need; in other words, no program
may be partially funded. The programs and their
funding requests are:
- Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million
- Harbor improvements: $1 million
- School music program: $0.5 million
- Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
- Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million
- National radio: $0.5 million
- Small business loan program: $3 million
- International airport: $4 million
1.
Senators from urban areas are very concerned
about assuring that there will be
funding for a new international airport. Senators
from rural areas refuse to fund anything
until money for agricultural subsidies is
appropriated. If the legislature funds these
two programs, on which of the following
could they spend the rest of the money?
- A.the school music program and national radio
- B.hurricane preparedness
- C.harbor improvements and the school music program
- D.small business loan program
- E.national radio and senate office building remodeling
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The total cost of the school music program and national radio is $1 million, the amount left after the international airport and agricultural subsidies are funded. |
2.
If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural
subsidy program, national radio, and
the small business loan program, what two
other programs could they fund?
- A.harbor improvements and international airport
- B.harbor improvements and school music program
- C.hurricane preparedness and school music program
- D.hurricane preparedness and international airport
- E.harbor improvements and hurricane preparedness
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The only two programs that total 1.5 million dollars are the harbor improvements and school music program. |
3.
If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural
subsidy program, national radio, and
the small business loan program, the only
other single program that can be funded is
- A.hurricane preparedness.
- B.harbor improvements.
- C.school music program.
- D.senate office building remodeling.
- E.international airport.
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The total of the three programs (2 million + 0.5 million + 3 million) is 5.5 million. That leaves 1.5 million (7 million – 5.5 million), and the only single program needing that amount is the senate office building remodeling. |
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