PrepTest 69, Section 3, Question 25
Pauline: Some environmentalists claim that for the salmon to be saved, the hydroelectric dams on the river must be breached. But if the dams are breached, given the region's growing population and booming industry, electrical costs will skyrocket.
Pauline: Some environmentalists claim that for the salmon to be saved, the hydroelectric dams on the river must be breached. But if the dams are breached, given the region's growing population and booming industry, electrical costs will skyrocket.
Roger: The dams are already producing electricity at optimal capacity. So regardless of whether they are breached, we will have to find additional energy sources for the region.
Pauline: Some environmentalists claim that for the salmon to be saved, the hydroelectric dams on the river must be breached. But if the dams are breached, given the region's growing population and booming industry, electrical costs will skyrocket.
Roger: The dams are already producing electricity at optimal capacity. So regardless of whether they are breached, we will have to find additional energy sources for the region.
Pauline: Some environmentalists claim that for the salmon to be saved, the hydroelectric dams on the river must be breached. But if the dams are breached, given the region's growing population and booming industry, electrical costs will skyrocket.
The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Pauline and Roger agree that
production from other energy sources cannot be increased in the near future to compensate for electricity production lost by breaching the dams
there will be no significant decrease in demand for electricity in the region in the near future
if the dams remain in service but do not operate at optimal capacity, electrical costs in the region will rise
some environmentalists who advocate saving the salmon believe that that goal overrides concerns about electrical costs
finding additional energy sources will not decrease the electrical costs in the region
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