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12 Mar 2024, 12:46
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Editorial: Three years ago, our city council voted to spend $15 million to construct a new sports stadium. But over $30 million has been spent, the stadium is still not complete, and in its present half-completed state, it has little or no value. Independent experts estimate that finishing it will cost another $20 million, for a total of over $50 million. Even the stadium’s most ardent supporters do not believe it will bring in enough revenue to justify $50 million in expenditures. Nonetheless, for the city it makes good financial sense to finish the project.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest justification for the editorial’s recommendation?
A. The costs associated with abandoning the building project are likely to be greater than $30 million.
B. The independent experts may have miscalculated the cost of completing the stadium.
C. Many of the city’s voters want the city to finish the stadium if it will cost less than $60 million.
D. Residents of the city might no longer regard city council as competent to decide on major projects if the stadium is not completed.
E. If the stadium is completed, the city will obtain some revenue from taxes collected on sales of tickets and refreshments.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest justification for the editorial’s recommendation?
A. The costs associated with abandoning the building project are likely to be greater than $30 million.
B. The independent experts may have miscalculated the cost of completing the stadium.
C. Many of the city’s voters want the city to finish the stadium if it will cost less than $60 million.
D. Residents of the city might no longer regard city council as competent to decide on major projects if the stadium is not completed.
E. If the stadium is completed, the city will obtain some revenue from taxes collected on sales of tickets and refreshments.
06 Aug 2024, 12:45
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Please can someone explain why A is correct over E, as they have mentioned in half completed state it has little value then justification should be that it can generate revenue
06 Aug 2024, 21:48
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rajatbishtt
As stated in the passage, independent experts estimate that finishing the building of stadium will cost another $20 million. Option A says - "The costs associated with abandoning the building project are likely to be greater than $30 million". As a result, by continuing to build the stadium, there will be a minimum saving of $10 million. We have been told to strenghten the editorial's claim that "for the city it makes good financial sense to finish the project". Option A brings the financial sense to continue building the stadium.
Option E predicts a scenario that city will obtain some revenue from taxes collected on sales of tickets and refreshments once the stadium is completed. We don't know how much will be obtained and will it be enough to make it a good financial sense. We have a statement in passage to support this obscurity - "Even the stadium’s most ardent supporters do not believe it will bring in enough revenue to justify $50 million in expenditures". Considering these facts, option A stands a better chance.
