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by himu » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:23 pm
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.
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by anuprajan5 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:35 pm
Answer is D
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by himu » Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:00 am
My Ans is same as yours .
But the correct ans is


Correct Answer: B

The manager's reasoning assumes that the marginal disincentive to visiting the park is the length of lines at the entrance. Choice B provides evidence that this assumption is in error, and is therefore the best answer. Choice A does not undermine the manager's view that wait times at the park's entrance are, to some people, a disincentive to visit the park. Thus choice A is incorrect. Choice C is inappropriate since the argument is consistent with a minority of people waiting in line at the entrance to visit the park. Choice D is inappropriate since many people preferring congestion at the entrance is not inconsistent with many people preferring reduced wait times. Choice E does not give enough information to determine whether revenue will offset the costs of attendants, and does not cast doubt upon the manager's reasoning since an increase of 25 percent may well more than offset the cost of doubling the entrance staff.