The question below consists of a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and
II. An assumption is something taken for granted or logically presupposed by the decision-makers to justify their policy. Decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the given statement. Statement: To promote the adoption of regionally generated rooftop solar power, the municipal council has eliminated all grid-connection permit fees for local homeowners who install solar panels. Officials state this initiative will significantly lower long-term household utility bills and provide more reliable, uninterrupted electricity to neighborhoods. Assumptions:
I. Regionally generated solar power is generally more reliable and less prone to grid blackouts than energy transmitted from distant, centralized power plants.
II. The high upfront cost of grid-connection permit fees acts as a significant financial deterrent for local homeowners wanting to transition to solar energy.

Analysis: To determine if the assumptions are implicit, we must evaluate whether the council's stated goals and specific actions depend entirely on these unstated beliefs being true: Why Assumption I is implicit: The council explicitly states that this initiative will "provide more reliable, uninterrupted electricity to neighborhoods." For this policy outcome to make sense, the council must be taking for granted that regional rooftop solar energy inherently offers a reliability advantage over standard, long-distance power lines. If local solar power was just as unreliable or more prone to failures than centralized electricity, promising "more reliable, uninterrupted power" as a direct result of this policy would be completely illogical. Therefore, I is implicit. Why Assumption II is implicit: The council’s chosen mechanism to drive solar adoption is the elimination of grid-connection permit fees. A governing body will only remove a specific financial fee under the absolute presupposition that the fee itself was a meaningful roadblock stopping people from adopting the technology. If these permit fees were negligible or not a barrier at all, waiving them would not logically lead to the expected surge in home installations. Therefore, II is implicit. Because the council's quality-of-service promise relies on Assumption I and their operational mechanism relies on Assumption II, C is the correct answer choice.