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Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
A business analysis of the Appenian railroad system divided its long-distance passenger routes into two categories: rural routes and interurban routes. The analysis found that, unlike the interurban routes, few rural routes carried a high enough passenger volume to be profitable. Closing unprofitable rural routes, however, will not necessarily enhance the profitability of the whole system, since ________.
(A) a large part of the passenger volume on interurban routes is accounted for by passengers who begin or end their journeys on rural routes
(B) within the last two decades several of the least used rural routes have been closed and their passenger services have been replaced by buses
(C) the rural routes were all originally constructed at least one hundred years ago, whereas some of the interurban routes were constructed recently for new high-speed express trains
(D) not all of Appenia’s large cities are equally well served by interurban railroad services
(E) the greatest passenger volume, relative to the routes’ capacity, is not on either category of long-distance routes but is on suburban commuter routes
A business analysis of the Appenian railroad system divided its long-distance passenger routes into two categories: rural routes and interurban routes. The analysis found that, unlike the interurban routes, few rural routes carried a high enough passenger volume to be profitable. Closing unprofitable rural routes, however, will not necessarily enhance the profitability of the whole system, since ________.
(A) a large part of the passenger volume on interurban routes is accounted for by passengers who begin or end their journeys on rural routes
(B) within the last two decades several of the least used rural routes have been closed and their passenger services have been replaced by buses
(C) the rural routes were all originally constructed at least one hundred years ago, whereas some of the interurban routes were constructed recently for new high-speed express trains
(D) not all of Appenia’s large cities are equally well served by interurban railroad services
(E) the greatest passenger volume, relative to the routes’ capacity, is not on either category of long-distance routes but is on suburban commuter routes
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(A) A large part of the passenger volume on interurban routes is accounted for by passengers who begin or end their journeys on rural routes
Correct. A large part of the passenger volume on interurban routes have their journeys on rural routes, this means that rural routes somewhat contribute to the profit made in interurban routes. In worst cases, if closing rural unprofitable routes, the passenger's journeys will be effected. Hence, the profit made in interurban routes will be effected rather than increase.
(B) within the last two decades several of the least used rural routes have been closed and their passenger services have been replaced by buses
Incorrect. If this choice is true, then closing unprofitable rural routes will somewhat decrease overhead cost and increase profit.
(C) the rural routes were all originally constructed at least one hundred years ago, whereas some of the interurban routes were constructed recently
for new high-speed express trains
Incorrect. If the rural routes were rather old, then closing them seems rational.
(D) not all of Appenia’s large cities are equally well served by interurban railroad services
Irrelevant. The passage is talking about rural routes, not urban routes.
(E) the greatest passenger volume, relative to the routes’ capacity, is not on either category of long-distance routes but is on suburban commuter routes
Irrelevant. Also, if the greatest passenger volume is on suburban commuter routes, then closing unprofitable rural routes must cause an increase profit.
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11 Sep 2016, 18:43
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There is a link in this question.
How does shutting down one not help the entire system
or
shut down the rural -> No improvement to Rural +Urban(= Total System)
Only logical answer is A.
Or lets find something that says that my total revenue will not increase because expense will not decrease
(B) within the last two decades several of the least used rural routes have been closed and their passenger services have been replaced by buses
Replace by buses. So does this tell me that my total will increase or decrease
(C) the rural routes were all originally constructed at least one hundred years ago, whereas some of the interurban routes were constructed recently
for new high-speed express trains
There was something else that happened. Does this say that there was no effect. There may or may not have been an affect
(D) not all of Appenia’s large cities are equally well served by interurban railroad services
So? what do i do with that
(E) the greatest passenger volume, relative to the routes’ capacity, is not on either category of long-distance routes but is on suburban commuter routes
If it is not on any one. So what is the use of shutting down any one of them.
How does shutting down one not help the entire system
or
shut down the rural -> No improvement to Rural +Urban(= Total System)
Only logical answer is A.
Or lets find something that says that my total revenue will not increase because expense will not decrease
(B) within the last two decades several of the least used rural routes have been closed and their passenger services have been replaced by buses
Replace by buses. So does this tell me that my total will increase or decrease
(C) the rural routes were all originally constructed at least one hundred years ago, whereas some of the interurban routes were constructed recently
for new high-speed express trains
There was something else that happened. Does this say that there was no effect. There may or may not have been an affect
(D) not all of Appenia’s large cities are equally well served by interurban railroad services
So? what do i do with that
(E) the greatest passenger volume, relative to the routes’ capacity, is not on either category of long-distance routes but is on suburban commuter routes
If it is not on any one. So what is the use of shutting down any one of them.
