(E) Copyright laws and patent laws in Jawade have not been modified since their original adoption.
7. Brownlea’s post office must be replaced with a larger one. The present one cannot be expanded. land near the present location in the center of town is more expensive than land on the outskirts of town. Since the cost of acquiring a site is a significant part of the total construction cost, the post office clearly could be built more cheaply on the outskirts of town.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the argument’s stated conclusion?
(A) The new post office will have to be built in accordance with a demanding new citywide building code.
(B) If the new post office is built on the outskirts of town, it will require a parking lot, but if sited near the present post office it will not.
(C) If the new post office is built on the outskirts of town, current city bus routes will have to be expanded to provide access.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?