February 1992 LSAT Section 3 Question 4

If Nassar's salary is the same as that of one other partner of the firm, which one of the following must be false?

andrewlords on June 16, 2020

Importance

Is this statement correct, the information about N is non consequential cause L can’t have a lower salary H anyway due to the the rules?

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Skylar on June 16, 2020

@andrewlords, happy to help!

No, that is incorrect. If we were not given the condition in this question that N must make the same amount as another partner, it would be possible for L to make less than H while still following the rules. For example, this is a valid arrangement in which L makes less than H: (most) KIFMGJHLN (least)

Be careful with this setup. We are basically given two chains:
(1) K - I - F - M - G - J - H
(2) K - L - N

We only know the relationship between variables in the same chain, and K is the single variable in both chains. Therefore, we could put L anywhere after K in the first chain (assuming we keep N after it). This gives us the option of placing LN after H.

Does that make sense? Hope it helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions!