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Proposed new safety rules for the Beach City airport would lengthen considerably the minimum time between takeoffs �om the airport. In consequence, the airport would be able to accommodate 10 percent fewer flights than currently use the airport daily. The city's operating budget depends heavily on taxes generated by tourist spending, and most of the tourists come by plane. Therefore, the proposed new safety rules, if adopted, will reduce the revenue available for the operating budget.
The argument depends on assuming which of the following?
A There are no periods of the day during which the interval between flights taking off from the airport is significantly greater than the currently allowed
B Few, if any, of the tourists who use the Beach City airport do so when their main destination is a neighboring community and not Beach City itself.
C If the proposed safety rules are adopted, the reduction in tourist numbers will not result mainly from a reduction in the number of tourists who spend relatively little in Beach City.
D Increasing the minimum time between takeoffs is the only way to achieve necessary safety improvements without a large expenditure by the city government on airport enhancements.
E The response to the adoption of the new safety rules would not include an increase in the number of passengers per flight.
Why is B wrong? I mean if a lot tourist are just using Beach City as a hopping flight destination, they will stop taking connecting flight from the Beach City and take another route for the nearby community where they are planning to go eventually. Since these travelers were never planning to stay and spend in the Beach City, this wont affect revenues in the Beach City. Does it make sense?
The argument depends on assuming which of the following?
A There are no periods of the day during which the interval between flights taking off from the airport is significantly greater than the currently allowed
B Few, if any, of the tourists who use the Beach City airport do so when their main destination is a neighboring community and not Beach City itself.
C If the proposed safety rules are adopted, the reduction in tourist numbers will not result mainly from a reduction in the number of tourists who spend relatively little in Beach City.
D Increasing the minimum time between takeoffs is the only way to achieve necessary safety improvements without a large expenditure by the city government on airport enhancements.
E The response to the adoption of the new safety rules would not include an increase in the number of passengers per flight.
Why is B wrong? I mean if a lot tourist are just using Beach City as a hopping flight destination, they will stop taking connecting flight from the Beach City and take another route for the nearby community where they are planning to go eventually. Since these travelers were never planning to stay and spend in the Beach City, this wont affect revenues in the Beach City. Does it make sense?
