Fairfield’s postal service is badly managed. Thirty years ago first-class letter delivery cost only three cents. The price has increased sevenfold since then and the reliability and speed of service have declined as well.
All of the following would tend to weaken the conclusion of the argument above EXCEPT:
a. The volume of mail handled by the postal service has increased dramatically over the last thirty years.
b. Unprecedented increases in the cost of fuel for trucks and planes have put severe upward pressures on postal delivery costs.
c. Private delivery services usually charge more than does the postal service for comparable delivery services.
d. The average delivery time for a first-class letter three decades ago was slightly longer than it is today.
e. The average level of consumer prices overall has increased fourfold over the last thirty years.
Answer s E but why ????
Why cant C be the answer ...........
All of the following would tend to weaken the conclusion of the argument above EXCEPT:
a. The volume of mail handled by the postal service has increased dramatically over the last thirty years.
b. Unprecedented increases in the cost of fuel for trucks and planes have put severe upward pressures on postal delivery costs.
c. Private delivery services usually charge more than does the postal service for comparable delivery services.
d. The average delivery time for a first-class letter three decades ago was slightly longer than it is today.
e. The average level of consumer prices overall has increased fourfold over the last thirty years.
Answer s E but why ????
Why cant C be the answer ...........
