Critical Reasoning (Assumptions) Message from a Director: 'Please do not wait for me; I may be late. Start lunch as soon as the guests arrive.' Which assumptions are implicit?

Introduction / Context:
This managerial instruction prioritizes guest experience over the director's presence. We must extract the necessary assumptions that justify starting lunch without the host.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• I: Keeping guests waiting is not desirable.
• II: Lunch may not be ready in time.

Concept / Approach:
The directive aims to avoid delay for guests if the director is late. It presupposes that hospitality favors not keeping guests waiting, not that the food will be late.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) The instruction to begin lunch upon guests' arrival, regardless of the director's presence, rests on the belief that guests should not be made to wait (Assumption I).2) The readiness of lunch (II) is unrelated; the message says start when guests arrive, not when lunch is ready. Hence II is not implied.3) Therefore only I is required.

Verification / Alternative check:
Negate I: 'It is fine to keep guests waiting.' Then the instruction loses its rationale. Negate II: 'Lunch will be ready on time.' The instruction still makes sense; director's lateness, not meal readiness, drives the message.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Only II / Both / Either: II does not follow from the text.
• Neither: I clearly underlies the request.

Common Pitfalls:
Do not infer unrelated logistical concerns. Focus on what must be true for the timing instruction to be courteous and sensible.

Final Answer:
Only assumption I is implicit