A manager at a local theme park has proposed doubling the number of attendants at the park's entrance gates, claiming the new attendants will alleviate line congestion. The manager reasons that, since the wait times at the entrance will be reduced from about thirty minutes to ten minutes, more people will visit the park, and the increased revenue will offset the cost of the extra attendants.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best evidence that the park manager's reasoning is flawed?
People who leave the current long lines at the entrance already reduce wait times to some degree.
The lines at attractions inside the park already make the average wait times inside considerably longer than those at the entrance.
A majority of people who visit the park have season passes, allowing them to bypass the entrance.
Many visitors opposing the plan have indicated that they prefer congestion at the entrance to potential overcrowding inside the park.
Though the number of attendants will double under the manager's plan, the number of visitors might only increase by 25 percent.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best evidence that the park manager's reasoning is flawed?
People who leave the current long lines at the entrance already reduce wait times to some degree.
The lines at attractions inside the park already make the average wait times inside considerably longer than those at the entrance.
A majority of people who visit the park have season passes, allowing them to bypass the entrance.
Many visitors opposing the plan have indicated that they prefer congestion at the entrance to potential overcrowding inside the park.
Though the number of attendants will double under the manager's plan, the number of visitors might only increase by 25 percent.
