lsat19-2-18

Winston: The Public Transportation Authority (PTA) cannot fulfill its mandate to operate without a budget deficit unless it eliminates service during late-night periods of low ridership. Since the fares collected during these periods are less than the cost of providing the service, these cuts would reduce the deficit and should be made. Transit law prohibits unauthorized fare increases, and fare-increase authorization would take two years.

Ping: Such service cuts might cost the PTA more in lost fares than they would save in costs, for the PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night. Thus the PTA would lose two fares while realizing cost savings for only one leg of such trips.

Winston: The Public Transportation Authority (PTA) cannot fulfill its mandate to operate without a budget deficit unless it eliminates service during late-night periods of low ridership. Since the fares collected during these periods are less than the cost of providing the service, these cuts would reduce the deficit and should be made. Transit law prohibits unauthorized fare increases, and fare-increase authorization would take two years.

Ping: Such service cuts might cost the PTA more in lost fares than they would save in costs, for the PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night. Thus the PTA would lose two fares while realizing cost savings for only one leg of such trips.

This is a support type of question, first we need to find the conclusion of Ping’s argument,

Which is “The Public Transportation Authority need NOT to eliminates service during late-night periods”. Then we need to find the right answer to support this conclusion.

Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports Ping’s conclusion?

(A) Over 23 percent of the round trips made by PTA riders are either initiated or else completed during late-night periods.

Honestly, this support the conclusion some how. But, you have to realize that the

Question stem ask you to find most strongly supports. So the range of supportive is from %1 to 100%. If only support 1% is still support and better than answer that has no support.

The reason here A is right, is because B.C.D.E did not support Ping’s conclusion.

(B) Reliable survey results show that over 43 percent of the PTA’s riders oppose any cut in PTA services.

Off the topic, who care about PTA rider’s opinion.

(C) The last time the PTA petitioned for a 15 percent fare increase, the petition was denid.Off the topic, who care about what happened last time.
                

(D) The PTA’s budget deficit is 40 percent larger this year than it was last year.（A）
            

Off the topic, who care how much larger of the deficit.

(E) The PTA’s bus drivers recently won a new contract that guarantees them a significant cash bonus each time they work the late-night shifts.

Off the topic, this information has nothing to do with Ping’s conclusion.