Explanation
This is a formal logic problem. We have several rules that are outlined in the question. We are tasked with applying the rules to the answers.
The rules:
If a song is a hit, then it’s played thousands of times.
Most songwriters do not make a hit song.
Some writers of hit songs are asked to write movie sound tracks.
Some writers of hit songs decline.
Some movie soundtracks become hits.
If a writer writes a movie soundtrack, then they are paid up front.
A. Needn’t be true; although hit songs are played thousands of time on the radio, not necessarily all radio songs are hits.
B. Needn’t be true; we know some songs for movie soundtracks become hits, we don’t know that all will. This statement is too strong.
C. (Correct Response) We know some songs for movies become hits, and all hits are played on the radio thousands of times. Therefore option C meets the rules of the prompt.
D. Needn’t be true; there is no condition about the preferences of songwriters so we can’t make an inference about it.
E. Needn’t be true, we know that some makes some money this way, but we have no way of knowing whether it is their exclusive source of income.