Recent statistic make it seem unlikely that the total consumption of electricity determines its cost to individual consumers. Recent increase in total consumption especially during summer months have sometimes been accompanied by a decrease in the cost per unit and at other times by an increase.
Which of the following position is best supported by the information presented above?
A. It must be the case that the cost of electricity to consumer is what determines the total consumption.
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B. Even though a correlation exists between the total consumption of electricity and its cost to consumer, no casual relation exists.
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C. Further investigation into the way these statistics were gathered is certainly called for.
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D.
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E. The cost per unit of electricity to consumer is dependant on the total electricity consumption.
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