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Argument: A software company recently implemented a four-day workweek with no reduction in pay. One year later, the company reported a 15% increase in its annual revenue. Thus, the shorter workweek led to an increase in employee productivity.
Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
- The increase in revenue was not simply a result of a general growth trend in the entire software industry.
- The company did not hire any new sales staff who could have been responsible for the higher revenue.
- The four-day workweek policy was adopted by several of the company's direct competitors during the same year.
- The company's employees are more satisfied with their jobs now than they were when they worked five days a week.
- The company's operational costs, such as electricity and heating, did not decrease during the one-year period.
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