Question ID:PT75 S1 Q1 Passage:Pundit: Our city made a mistake when it sold a private company the rights to assess and collect parking fees. The private company raised parking fees and so has been able to reap profits far greater than what it paid for the rights to assess and collect the fees. If the city had not sold the rights, then that money would have gone to the city. Stem:The pundit's argument requires the assumption that  Correct Answer Choice:BChoice A:other private companies would have been willing to pay for the rights to assess and collect parking fees Choice B:the city could have raised parking fees had it not sold the rights Choice C:municipal functions like assessing and collecting parking fees should always be handled directly by the municipality in question Choice D:the revenue from parking fees is not the only factor that cities need to consider in setting the rates for parking fees  Choice E:private companies assess and collect parking fees more efficiently than cities do