Question: Museum visitor : The national government has mandated a 5 percent increase in the minimum wage paid to all workers. This mandate will adversely affect the museum-going public. The museum’s revenue does not currently exceed its expenses, and since the mandate will significantly increase the museum’s operating expenses, the museum will be forced either to raise admission fees or to decrease services.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the museum visitor’s argument?
(A) Some of the museum’s employees are not paid significantly more than the minimum wage.
(B) The museum’s revenue from admission fees has remained constant over the past five years.
(C) Some of the museum’s employees are paid more than the current minimum wage.
(D) The annual number of visitors to the museum has increased steadily.
(E) Not all visitors to the museum are required to pay an admission fee.
Answer: A
Explanation:
(A) Some of the museum’s employees are not paid significantly more than the minimum wage. The given statement is correct because if it is not considered to be true then some(mostly all) are paid above minimum wage, in which case the increase is not there, thus not affecting the general public.
(B) The museum’s revenue from admission fees has remained constant over the past five years. The given statement is incorrect because the admission revenue could have changed with increased or decreased over the five years without affecting the visitor’s argument a little bit.
(C) Some of the museum’s employees are paid more than the current minimum wage. The given statement is incorrect because if this would happen then the expenses won’t increase.
(D) The annual number of visitors to the museum has increased steadily. The given statement is incorrect because the annual number of visitors remains constant , operating expenses increase, which leads to increase in admission fee.
(E) Not all visitors to the museum are required to pay an admission fee. The given statement is incorrect because it is not related to the argument. Hence, it is considered as irrelevant.
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