Conclusion: Customer traffic would decrease significantly leading to reduced sales
Eliminating options one by one by negating the options, whichever weakens the conclusion after negation should be the answer -
A. Other incentives or conveniences are
sufficient to keep the same number of customers visiting downtown businesses - The number isn't the concern but the same customers & amount of sales is the concern -
ELIMINATEB. Downtown businesses
DO NOT depend solely on customers who drive and park downtown for the majority of their sales - If they do not solely depend on these customers for majority of sales, then they might be depending on them for a few of their sales. So sales reducing & significant reduction is customer traffic is still possible -
ELIMINATEC. The primary reason for removing free parking is
NOT to generate additional revenue from paid parking spaces - This has nothing to do with the conclusion -
ELIMINATE D. Customers who currently use the free parking are
NOT likely to visit downtown businesses less often if they have to pay for parking - If this is the case, then there won't be significant decrease in customer traffic & sales -
CORRECTE. The city should
NOT provide additional public transportation options to compensate for the removal of free parking spaces - This has nothing to do with the downtown business and customers -
ELIMINATEBunuel
12 Days of Christmas 2024 - 2025 Competition with $40,000 of PrizesA city government plans to remove the free parking spaces in downtown areas to encourage the use of public transportation. If this change is implemented, drivers who currently park downtown for free would have to pay for parking. Consequently, many downtown businesses are concerned that their customer traffic would decrease significantly, leading to reduced sales.
The argument above assumes which of the following?
A. Other incentives or conveniences are insufficient to keep the same number of customers visiting downtown businesses.
B. Downtown businesses depend solely on customers who drive and park downtown for the majority of their sales.
C. The primary reason for removing free parking is to generate additional revenue from paid parking spaces.
D. Customers who currently use the free parking are likely to visit downtown businesses less often if they have to pay for parking.
E. The city should provide additional public transportation options to compensate for the removal of free parking spaces.