Question

According to the passage, which of the following is true of the "factors affecting employers" that are mentioned in lines 10-19?

• A. Most experts cite them as having initiated the growth in temporary employment that occurred during the 1980s.
• B. They may account for the increase in the total number of temporary workers during the 1980s.
• C. They were less important than demographic change in accounting for the increase of temporary employment during the 1980s.
• D. They included a sharp increase in the cost of labor during the 1980s.
• E. They are more difficult to account for than are other factors involved in the growth of temporary employment during the 1980s.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

They may account for the increase in the total number of temporary workers during the 1980s.

"these analyses suggest that factors affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment" - this sentence supports option B as the answer which fits into the given context perfectly.