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CR · Critical Reasoning
505-555
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Which of the following most logically completes the argument? In a typical year, Skyway Airlines’ aircraft are involved in 40 collisions while parked or being towed at airports, resulting in an annual repair cost of $1,200,000. To decrease the number of ground collisions, Skyway Airlines will start providing its ground crews with enhanced training, costing $600,000 per year. Although this training is expected to reduce ground collisions by approximately 50% at most, the reduction in repair costs is anticipated to be significantly higher, since __________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument? In a typical year, Skyway Airlines’ aircraft are involved in 40 collisions while parked or being towed at airports, resulting in an annual repair cost of $1,200,000. To decrease the number of ground collisions, Skyway Airlines will start providing its ground crews with enhanced training, costing $600,000 per year. Although this training is expected to reduce ground collisions by approximately 50% at most, the reduction in repair costs is anticipated to be significantly higher, since __________.
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(A) most ground collisions occur when ground crews are trying to expedite the turnaround of delayed flights
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(B) a ground collision usually happens when the aircraft is not carrying passengers
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(C) the training will specifically target the most damaging types of ground collisions
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(D) the $600,000 training cost includes the salaries of ground crews during training
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(E) the majority of ground collisions are caused by inexperienced ground crew members
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NelseeApr 7, 2025
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505-555
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