Svedankae wrote:A certain telephone company practices “peakload pricing,” wherein it charges more per minute of usage during limited peak hours than during non-peak hours. However, the revenue generated by telephone calls made during non-peak hours is much greater than that generated by calls made during peak hours.

Which of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent discrepancy in the argument above?



A) The average length of a telephone call made during non-peak hours is greater than that of those made during peak hours.

average length is a very vague term

B) The company billed customers for more minutes of non-peak hour conversation than minutes of peak-hour conversation.

stem speaks about per minute charge and this choice resolves the issue properly

C) The higher rate for peak-hour calls more than compensates for the fewer minutes of peak-hour conversation.

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D) The average cost to the telephone company of a peak minute of conversation exceeds the average cost to the telephone company of a non-peak minute.

where from does average cost come here? all the
question talks about revenue.


E) The total number of non-peak hour phone calls exceeds the total number of peak-hour phone calls.

better not to mix up 'total numbers' and 'per minute'

Official Answer B
Do you agree? In my opinion it should be rather a.... please share your thoughts