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15 May 2021, 09:14
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A public transport company provides bus service for people travelling from Newtown to Motown in the morning and back in the evening. Although, the traffic moves more slowly in the evening than in the morning due to a higher volume in the evening, the bus fare is higher for the ride from Newtown to Motown than from Motown to Newtown. This clearly indicates that the company earns higher profits on the morning rides than on the evening ones.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A) The volume of passengers travelling in the morning ,s not significantly higher than that in the evening.
B) The bus company does not spend significantly more on fuel for the morning trips than for the evening ones.
C) The fares offered by the transport company are cheaper than those offered by private transport companies.
D) The route followed by the buses in the morning is different from the one followed in the evening, thus leading to difference in costs.
E) Most passengers availing of the bus service offered by the public company are middleclass people traveling to work and back.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A) The volume of passengers travelling in the morning ,s not significantly higher than that in the evening.
B) The bus company does not spend significantly more on fuel for the morning trips than for the evening ones.
C) The fares offered by the transport company are cheaper than those offered by private transport companies.
D) The route followed by the buses in the morning is different from the one followed in the evening, thus leading to difference in costs.
E) Most passengers availing of the bus service offered by the public company are middleclass people traveling to work and back.
15 May 2021, 17:21
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Almost all time, if a argument talks about profit, then definitely argument is talking about input cost and earnings.
Here we are told that bus fare is greater in morning than that in evening. We understand by "bus fare" is total fare collected.
Now assumption to establish the conclusion " higher profit in morning than in evening" should talk about cost side.
Now only option B clearly states that fuel cost is not higher in morning than in evening.
Option A talks about volume of passengers which is already considered while calculating bus fare in given argument.
Option C talks about fare comparison between private and public transport company which is not argument concern.
Option D says different routes lead difference in fare. But difference could be positive and negative.
Option E is clearly out as we are not worried whether passengers are mindless or prudent.
Here we are told that bus fare is greater in morning than that in evening. We understand by "bus fare" is total fare collected.
Now assumption to establish the conclusion " higher profit in morning than in evening" should talk about cost side.
Now only option B clearly states that fuel cost is not higher in morning than in evening.
Option A talks about volume of passengers which is already considered while calculating bus fare in given argument.
Option C talks about fare comparison between private and public transport company which is not argument concern.
Option D says different routes lead difference in fare. But difference could be positive and negative.
Option E is clearly out as we are not worried whether passengers are mindless or prudent.
01 Jan 2025, 02:56
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But by bus fare, you can not assume that to be total bus fare by default, it can be the price of one way ticket as well. If you don't take the assumption that bus fare -> total bus fare, then A and B have similar weight IMO
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