June 1991 LSAT Section 4 Question 18

Several cosmetics firms are committed to the active development, validation, and adoption of new product–safety tests...

Julie-V on September 3, 2019

Answer Explanation

Hi LSAT Max, I was able to choose (E), but I wasn't too confident about it. If you could provide an explanation as to why it's the right answer, I would greatly appreciate it!

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amf on April 29, 2020

i have the same question. thanks!

maggsll on May 7, 2020

Me too guys! Got it wrong the first time and chose E during my review but I need some clarification please please!

Emil-Kunkin on August 27 at 02:08AM

In the passage, we are told that companies are working to develop safety tests using human cells, that, if successful, will reduce the need for animal testing.

This clearly indicates that the managers believe that the human cell option is superior to animal testing in some way, and that the improvement is worth the investment in the new test. We dont know in what ways its better- it could be cheaper, it could be better from a PR prospective, or some combination of the two. Regardless, they must view it as net better to use the new human testing.