Tourists have long complained that hotel accommodations in Midville are too expensive.Starting last year, the city council, hoping to attract more tourists, lowered the hotel tax rate to 5 percent of room charges. By the end of last year, Midville had taken in no less money from hotel taxes than it did the year before, so an examination of the hotel records will show that more tourists stayed in city hotels last year than the year before.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The tourists who stayed in Midville hotels last year were aware that the hotel tax rate had been lowered.
B. The average price of hotel accommodations in Midville was not significantly higher than in hotels in other cities either last year or the year before.
C. The average length of a tourist's stay in Midville hotels was not longer last year than it had been the year before.
D. There were significantly more efforts to publicize Midville as a tourist destination last year than there had been the year before.
E. On average, tourists in Midville did not spend significantly more on meals last year than they did on hotels accommodations.
OA later
Explain ur answers.
Hotel accomodations-assumption
This topic has expert replies
- hardik.jadeja
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 535
- Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:12 am
- Thanked: 87 times
- Followed by:5 members
- GMAT Score:730
The answer is C.
If average length of a tourist's stay in Midville hotels was longer last year, then it is possible that the hotels earned more revenues than they had in previous years, even if the number of tourists staying in the Midville hotels remained the same. If the hotels earned more revenues, then it is possible for the tax collection amount to remain same or even go up, irrespective of the fact that the government has reduced tax.
Hope that helps..
If average length of a tourist's stay in Midville hotels was longer last year, then it is possible that the hotels earned more revenues than they had in previous years, even if the number of tourists staying in the Midville hotels remained the same. If the hotels earned more revenues, then it is possible for the tax collection amount to remain same or even go up, irrespective of the fact that the government has reduced tax.
Hope that helps..
Last edited by hardik.jadeja on Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
- ayushiiitm
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 216
- Joined: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:35 am
- Location: Pune, India
- Thanked: 5 times
- GMAT Score:700
IMO C
let me know if i banged it
my line of reasoning
The hotel had equal revenue in both years
Since taxes were lowered.....that means either 1) more people came to stay or
2) money spent/per person was more
for 1 to be true, 2 has to be denied
C does that
let me know if i banged it
my line of reasoning
The hotel had equal revenue in both years
Since taxes were lowered.....that means either 1) more people came to stay or
2) money spent/per person was more
for 1 to be true, 2 has to be denied
C does that
Success is a journey.....enjoy every moment of it
- ayushiiitm
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 216
- Joined: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:35 am
- Location: Pune, India
- Thanked: 5 times
- GMAT Score:700
@hardik...seems we were typing at the same time
Success is a journey.....enjoy every moment of it
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 203
- Joined: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:08 am
- Thanked: 6 times
selango wrote:Tourists have long complained that hotel accommodations in Midville are too expensive.Starting last year, the city council, hoping to attract more tourists, lowered the hotel tax rate to 5 percent of room charges. By the end of last year, Midville had taken in no less money from hotel taxes than it did the year before, so an examination of the hotel records will show that more tourists stayed in city hotels last year than the year before.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The tourists who stayed in Midville hotels last year were aware that the hotel tax rate had been lowered.
B. The average price of hotel accommodations in Midville was not significantly higher than in hotels in other cities either last year or the year before.
C. The average length of a tourist's stay in Midville hotels was not longer last year than it had been the year before.
D. There were significantly more efforts to publicize Midville as a tourist destination last year than there had been the year before.
E. On average, tourists in Midville did not spend significantly more on meals last year than they did on hotels accommodations.
IMO C : Negation Method : the choice " C" weakens the argument therefore it is an assumption. The choice "E" is also tempting but does not relate to subject matter.
OA later
Explain ur answers.