Question ID:PT89 S2 Q2 Passage:Javier: Government workers are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector employees. So the government could save money by hiring private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees.Mykayla: An analysis of government contracts showed that, on average, the government paid substantially more to hire contractors than it would have cost for government employees to perform comparable services. Stem:Javier and Mykayla disagree with each other over whether Correct Answer Choice:BChoice A:the government could reduce spending by reducing the number of employees on its payroll Choice B:the government would save money if it hired private contractors to perform services now performed by government employees Choice C:government workers generally are paid higher hourly wages than comparable private sector workers Choice D:every service that is currently performed by government employees could be performed by private contractors Choice E:the total amount of money that the government pays its employees annually is greater than the total amount that it spends on contractors annually