Statement: 'Please switch off the lights and fans while leaving the room.' - a notice put up in an office. Implicit Assumptions: I. Employees sometimes leave lights and fans on when they leave. II. Employees are likely to read and act on the notice. Which assumption is implicit?

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Both I and II are implicit. The notice is issued because power is sometimes left on (I) and in the belief that employees will read and comply (II), so both are implicit.

Statement: 'Please switch off the lights and fans while leaving the room.' - a notice put up in an office. Implicit Assumptions: I. Employees sometimes leave lights and fans on when they leave.
II. Employees are likely to read and act on the notice. Which assumption is implicit?

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Statement: 'Please switch off the lights and fans while leaving the room.' - a notice put up in an office. Implicit Assumptions: I. Employees sometimes leave lights and fans on when they leave.II. Employees are likely to read and act on the notice. Which assumption is implicit?

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Statement: 'Please switch off the lights and fans while leaving the room.' - a notice put up in an office. Implicit Assumptions: I. Employees sometimes leave lights and fans on when they leave.
II. Employees are likely to read and act on the notice. Which assumption is implicit?