Question ID:PT49 S2 Q8 Passage:1990 editorial:  Local pay phone calls have cost a quarter apiece ever since the 1970s, when a soft drink from a vending machine cost about the same. The price of a soft drink has more than doubled since, so phone companies should be allowed to raise the price of pay phone calls too. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the editorial's argument? Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:A pay phone typically cost less than a soft-drink machine in the 1970s. Choice B:Due to inflation, the prices of most goods more than doubled between the 1970s and 1990. Choice C:Government regulation of phone call prices did not become more stringent between the 1970s and 1990. Choice D:Between the 1970s and 1990 the cost of ingredients for soft drinks increased at a greater rate than the cost of telephone equipment. Choice E:Technological advances made telephone equipment more sophisticated between the 1970s and 1990.