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The transit authority of a certain city announced plans for a daily subway pass, which would cost $2.50 and afford a passenger unlimited access to the subway over a twenty-four-hour period. A consumer advocate was unimpressed with this offer because it benefited only tourists and did nothing for the average city commuter, who rides the subway only to and from work each business day.

If each of the statements above is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about the city's subway system?

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes.

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation.

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures.

D. The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists.

gloomybison · Accepted Answer

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes.
Irrelevant, we don't care if the committee reassess the situation, it may or may not bring anything useful.

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation.
We don't have any data whether commuters are turning to other means of transportation

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures.
We are not told in any way that the new method will somehow harm the funds

D. The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25
 Correct 
Imagine if the cost per one way for average commuters was higher than $1.25 than newe method would benefit them. 
for instance if one way ticket was 3$, going to work and returning from work would roughly cost 6 $ per day to an average commuter. This method would surely benefit commuters by helping to reduce commuting cost per day. However if ticket was $1 instead of $3, than it wouldn't make sense for an average commuter to go for the new method since he or she would already spend less than what new method proposes

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists.
This is telling the same thing in the argument

winterschool · Answer

The transit authority of a certain city announced plans for a daily subway pass, which would cost $2.50 and afford a passenger unlimited access to the subway over a twenty-four-hour period. A consumer advocate was unimpressed with this offer because it benefited only tourists and did nothing for the average city commuter, who rides the subway only to and from work each business day.

If each of the statements above is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about the city's subway system?

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes.  Incorrect

not be a conclusion

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation.  Incorrect

only know that new price will not benefited existing customer

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures.  Incorrect

dont know about that

D.  The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25   Correct

can be a conclusion, because new price neither benefited nor increased cost of existing customer

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists.  Incorrect

cant say about this

mSKR · Answer

The transit authority of a certain city announced plans for a daily subway pass, which would  cost $2.50  and afford a passenger unlimited access to the subway  over a twenty-four-hour period . A consumer advocate was unimpressed with this offer because it benefited only tourists and  did nothing for the average city commuter,  who rides the subway only to and from work each business day.

it indicates offer doesnt make sense with daily commuters

If each of the statements above is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about the city's subway system?

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes.

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation.

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures.

D. The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25 
D makes sense and fits as thought

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists.

SohGMAT2020 · Answer

The transit authority of a certain city announced plans for a daily subway pass, which would cost $2.50 and afford a passenger unlimited access to the subway over a twenty-four-hour period. A consumer advocate was unimpressed with this offer because it benefited only tourists and did nothing for the average city commuter, who rides the subway only to and from work each business day.

So, this is an inference question and we have to conclude based on what's given in the passage.

If each of the statements above is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about the city's subway system?

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes.  : Nothing is mentioned in the argument about how a special committee will weigh the merits. Incorrect

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation.  : Its is given that the average city commuters are not happy but we cannot conclude that those commuters will turn to other methods of transportations. Incorrect

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures.   : Nothing is mentioned about fund reserved for emergency reserve: Incorrect

D. The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25  : Correct: If the cost we more than $1:25 for one way, 2-way ride would cost more than $2.50. And then the pass would have been helpful to offset some cost.

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists.  Incorrect: We cannot conclude this based on the argument as a tourist may visit for just one day, then the four day pass will not be helpful.

IMO D is correct

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

The transit authority of a certain city announced plans for a daily subway pass, which would cost $2.50 and afford a passenger unlimited access to the subway over a twenty-four-hour period. A consumer advocate was unimpressed with this offer because it benefited only tourists and did nothing for the average city commuter, who rides the subway only to and from work each business day.

If each of the statements above is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about the city's subway system?

A. The transit authority's special committee will weigh the merits of the day pass when it reconvenes. Incorrect

not be a conclusion

B. The average commuter is dissatisfied with the price of the subway and is turning to other methods of transportation. Incorrect

only know that new price will not benefited existing customer

C. Discounting the day pass would put a strain on funds normally reserved for emergency measures. Incorrect

dont know about that

D. The cost of one ride on the subway, regardless of the length of the ride or the time of day, is no more than $1.25 Correct

can be a conclusion, because new price neither benefited nor increased cost of existing customer

E. A four-day pass at a cost of $10 would be equally useful to tourists. Incorrect

cant say about this

MKaizer123 · Answer

Only logical conclusion that can be drawn is D. Thinking from city's perspective cost of unlimited daily pass at $2.50 is justified only if cost of one-way ride is $1.25.

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