- AThe weighbridge was tested and certified before the season began
- BCane reaches the mill both by tractor trailer and by bullock cart
- CThe mill crushed for 148 days last season against 151 days the season before
- DFrom last season the mill began weighing every cart twice, once loaded on arrival and once empty after unloading, where earlier it weighed the loaded cart only and deducted a standard figure for the cart itself
Step-by-Step Solution
Weighings and cane are different things, and doubling the weighings per cart raises the first count while leaving the second where it is — indeed the same carts, slightly fewer of them, would now generate more entries than before. Certification of the weighbridge alters no count; two kinds of vehicle were used in both seasons; and three fewer crushing days would push the number of weighings down, deepening the difficulty instead of removing it.
Answer: D) From last season the mill began weighing every cart twice, once loaded on arrival and once empty after unloading, where earlier it weighed the loaded cart only and deducted a standard figure for the cart itself