medium · GMAT Verbal
A national park reported that the number of visitors increased by 50% last year, but its total revenue from entry fees increased by only 10%.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain this discrepancy?
- The park stopped charging any entry fee whatsoever on every single Saturday and Sunday throughout the year.
- The park was forced to close for two full weeks in peak season after a fast-moving wildfire.
- The cost of maintaining the park's extensive network of hiking trails rose by twenty percent last year.
- The park offered a new 'annual pass' for a fixed price, and many frequent visitors switched to it.
- Most of the new arrivals were students given a small ten-percent discount at the gate.
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