Directions: In the question below, a statement is given, followed by two assumptions numbered I and
II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You must decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Statement: A major city transit authority has announced that it will decommission physical ticket booths at suburban train stations and significantly expand its network of automated contactless ticketing gates and mobile app validation scanners. Assumptions:
I. A sufficient proportion of suburban commuters possess the technological capability or smartphone access required to purchase and validate tickets digitally.
II. The long-term operating and maintenance costs of managing staffed physical ticket booths are higher than those of maintaining automated digital ticketing infrastructure.