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To streamline operations, several municipal library systems have recently reorganized their branches to deliver a wider array of patron services with a reduced headcount, and the libraries have eliminated many staff positions as a result. The positions eliminated have been those held by employees with the fewest years of service, who tend to be the most recently hired workers.
Which of the following can be inferred from the information above?
(A) The services offered by the libraries are not being significantly expanded while the staffing reorganization is underway.
(B) When library employees have proposed ways to enhance patron services, some proposals have been adopted, but many have been rejected.
(C) Library staff members now require greater proficiency with digital cataloging systems to perform their duties.
(D) Some of the new workflow procedures that were introduced to boost efficiency have instead proven to be obstacles to productivity.
(E) The library systems are raising the average tenure of their workforce while continuing to pursue an increase in the level of services provided.
Which of the following can be inferred from the information above?
(A) The services offered by the libraries are not being significantly expanded while the staffing reorganization is underway.
(B) When library employees have proposed ways to enhance patron services, some proposals have been adopted, but many have been rejected.
(C) Library staff members now require greater proficiency with digital cataloging systems to perform their duties.
(D) Some of the new workflow procedures that were introduced to boost efficiency have instead proven to be obstacles to productivity.
(E) The library systems are raising the average tenure of their workforce while continuing to pursue an increase in the level of services provided.
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The passage gives us two clear facts:
The libraries are reorganizing to deliver a wider array of patron services (meaning they are pursuing an increase in service levels).
They are eliminating positions held by employees with the fewest years of service (the most recently hired).
From these facts, we can logically infer the following:
Firing the least-tenured workers while keeping the more senior ones will mathematically raise the average tenure of the remaining workforce.
Since the stated goal is to deliver a wider array of services, they are actively continuing to pursue an increase in service levels.
Option (E) perfectly combines these two logical outcomes.
Why the other options are incorrect:
(A) Contradicts the passage. The libraries are reorganizing specifically to deliver a "wider array" of services, which implies an expansion, not a lack of expansion.
(B) There is no mention of employee proposals, whether adopted or rejected. This is entirely outside the scope of the text.
(C) Digital cataloging systems are never mentioned. You cannot infer this from the information given.
(D) The passage states the reorganization is intended to "streamline operations" and "boost efficiency" (implied). It gives no indication that new procedures have failed or become obstacles.
The passage gives us two clear facts:
The libraries are reorganizing to deliver a wider array of patron services (meaning they are pursuing an increase in service levels).
They are eliminating positions held by employees with the fewest years of service (the most recently hired).
From these facts, we can logically infer the following:
Firing the least-tenured workers while keeping the more senior ones will mathematically raise the average tenure of the remaining workforce.
Since the stated goal is to deliver a wider array of services, they are actively continuing to pursue an increase in service levels.
Option (E) perfectly combines these two logical outcomes.
Why the other options are incorrect:
(A) Contradicts the passage. The libraries are reorganizing specifically to deliver a "wider array" of services, which implies an expansion, not a lack of expansion.
(B) There is no mention of employee proposals, whether adopted or rejected. This is entirely outside the scope of the text.
(C) Digital cataloging systems are never mentioned. You cannot infer this from the information given.
(D) The passage states the reorganization is intended to "streamline operations" and "boost efficiency" (implied). It gives no indication that new procedures have failed or become obstacles.
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