Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.
The introduction of a new tax incentive for solar panel installations has led to a surge in residential solar adoption. Homeowners are increasingly installing solar panels on their roofs to take advantage of the financial benefits offered by the incentive.
Question:
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the passage?
Solar panel installations were popular among homeowners even before the tax incentive was introduced.
The tax incentive for solar panels has no impact on residential solar adoption.
Financial benefits are the only motivation for homeowners to install solar panels.
Tax incentives can influence homeowners' decisions to install solar panels.
The passage states that the introduction of a new tax incentive for solar panel installations has led to a surge in residential solar adoption, indicating that tax incentives can influence homeowners' decisions to install solar panels. This can be logically inferred from the information provided.
Option A is not a valid inference because the passage does not provide information about the popularity of solar panel installations among homeowners before the tax incentive was introduced.
Option B is not a valid inference because the passage clearly states that the tax incentive has led to a surge in residential solar adoption.
Option C is not a valid inference because the passage does not claim that financial benefits are the only motivation for homeowners to install solar panels.