The city of Workney, in raising bus fares from $1.00 to $1.25, proposed that 18 fare tokens be sold for $20.00 to alleviate the extra burden of the fare increase on the city's poor people. Critics suggested alternatively that 9 fare tokens be sold for $10.00, because a $20.00 outlay would be prohibitive for poor riders
The alternative proposal depends on which of the following assumptions?
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APoor residents of Orkney will continue to ride the buses in the same numbers despite the fare increase
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BRiders who are poor would be more likely to take advantage of the savings afforded by the 9-token offer than would riders who are not poor.
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CThe outlay of $10.00 for the purchase of 9 fare tokens would not be prohibitive for bus riders who are poor.
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DThe proposed fare increase is needed for the purchase of new buses for the city's bus system
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EFewer riders would regularly purchase 18 fare tokens at once than would purchase only 9 fare tokens at once
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