In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: (And where is a percontativus now that I need one?) Choices:  1. A percontativus is difficult to find at a reasonable price. 2. When I need a percontativus, where is it? 3. I found a percontativus when I needed it.
2

Statement: The place at which these two meet is what Kipling called Scandal Point.  Choices:  1. Kipling named the intersection this because a number of notable scandals happened there. 2. Kipling named the location where these two intersect Scandal Point. 3. Kipling used the name Lover's Point to refer to the intersection of these two.
2

Statement: Thus they incur less in-office costs. Choices:  1. By following a carefully crafted expenditures plan, they reduce their internal costs. 2. In this manner they accrue fewer in-house expenses. 3. This way they incurred more internal expenses.

2