Passage Summary: The college says they raised prices to pay teachers more and help poor students, but the budget shows they barely spend money on teachers and the new scholarships are actually for high grades, not for students who need money.

Conclusion: The university administration's stated reasons for the tuition hike are not credible.

Reasoning: Evidence shows that the factors the administration blamed (faculty salaries and need-based aid) either represent a negligible portion of spending or did not actually receive the significant funding increases claimed.

Analysis: The author is calling the administration's bluff by pointing out discrepancies between their words and the budget. To strengthen the claim that the explanation is 'not believable,' we could use more evidence showing that the costs the administration mentioned didn't actually go up, or that other costs were the real culprits. Look for an answer that further undermines the administration's specific excuses.