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. (1) Which of the following, if true, will weaken Delia's argument? A. Due to an increase in the number of fatal accidents recently in Forkland, tourism in the area was adversely affected. B. Tourism revenues in Forkland have been increasing consistently for the past 5 years. C. Spring and summer are the peak tourist seasons in Forkland. D. Bloomswood sold one of its seaside resorts because tourism in that part of the country declined substantially. E. Bloomswood recently tied up with an event management firm and now organizes weddings and business conferences for its customers.
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.
(1) Which of the following, if true, will weaken Delia's argument?
A. Due to an increase in the number of fatal accidents recently in Forkland, tourism in the area was adversely affected.
B. Tourism revenues in Forkland have been increasing consistently for the past 5 years.
C. Spring and summer are the peak tourist seasons in Forkland.
D. Bloomswood sold one of its seaside resorts because tourism in that part of the country declined substantially.
E. Bloomswood recently tied up with an event management firm and now organizes weddings and business conferences for its customers.
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