Question

Bloomswood Hotel is situated in​ Forkland, a picturesque town in the mountain region of a country. Allen Grabos works as a gourmet chef at the hotel that caters mostly to tourists. In a conversation with his​ wife, Delia​ Grabos, Allen claims that he is underpaid. The hotel makes up to​ $500,000 per year but his annual salary is only around​ $28,000 a year.​ Delia, however, is of the opinion that since new hotels and inns are expected to open in​ Forkland, the salaries paid to hotel staff in the area should increase.

Which of the​ following, if​ true, will weaken​ Delia's argument?

A.Bloomswood recently tied up with an event management firm and now organizes weddings and business conferences for its customers.

B.Due to an increase in the number of fatal accidents recently in​ Forkland, tourism in the area was adversely affected.  

C.Bloomswood sold one of its seaside resorts because tourism in that part of the country declined substantially.

D.Tourism revenues in Forkland have been increasing consistently for the past 5 years.

E.Spring and summer are the peak tourist seasons in Forkland.

Answer 1

Answer : The answer is option B.

Allen Grabos is a worker who works at a hotel which cater mostly to tourist. Now if due to fatal accident the tourism area is affected adversely then the demand for tourist hotels will decrease. As a result, the demand for workers who works in tourist hotels will decrease which will decrease the salary of tourist hotel's workers. So, this situation weakens Delia's argument. Therefore, option B is correct.