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CR · Critical Reasoning
505-555
Complete the Passage
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Sapphire and Emerald Corp. each provide health care for their employees. Sapphire pays for both testing of its employees’ blood pressure levels and treatment of high blood pressure. This policy saves Sapphire money, since high blood pressure left untreated for many years leads to conditions that require very expensive treatment. However, Emerald Corp. does not have the same financial incentive to adopt such a policy, because ______.
Sapphire and Emerald Corp. each provide health care for their employees. Sapphire pays for both testing of its employees’ blood pressure levels and treatment of high blood pressure. This policy saves Sapphire money, since high blood pressure left untreated for many years leads to conditions that require very expensive treatment. However, Emerald Corp. does not have the same financial incentive to adopt such a policy, because ______.
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the average length of time an employee stays with Emerald Corp. is less than it is with Sapphire
B
Emerald Corp. has significantly more employees than Sapphire has
C
Emerald Corp.'s employees are unlikely to have higher blood pressure levels than Sapphire's employees
D
the mass media regularly feature stories encouraging people to maintain healthy blood pressure levels
E
early treatment of high blood pressure does not entirely eliminate the possibility of heart disease later in life
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BApr 9, 2025
thanks a lot
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