agrasan wrote:
GMATNinja wrote:
Regarding choice (A), it's easy to read this option and think, "Oh good! This is evidence that sales will improve as more customers try the sandwich!"
But the passage SPECIFICALLY tells us that an increase in sales is unlikely. So we don't care what portion of the customers have tried the sandwich. We can't contradict the given information, so (A) must be eliminated.
As for choice (D), of course it ispossible that this scenario only applies to one vegetarian per year. But think about the author'sargument:
If we are TOLD that sales will probably not increase, why would we want to keep it on the menu? Choice (D) gives us a very good reason to keep it on the menu. Even if sales of the vegetarian sandwich do not increase, simply having it on the menu MIGHT attract
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But the passage SPECIFICALLY tells us that an increase in sales is unlikely. So we don't care what portion of the customers have tried the sandwich. We can't contradict the given information, so (A) must be eliminated.
As for choice (D), of course it ispossible that this scenario only applies to one vegetarian per year. But think about the author'sargument:
- The sandwich’s sales would have to quadruple to cover the costs associated with including it on themenu.
- Such an increase isunlikely.
- Therefore, the chain would be more profitable if it dropped thesandwich.
If we are TOLD that sales will probably not increase, why would we want to keep it on the menu? Choice (D) gives us a very good reason to keep it on the menu. Even if sales of the vegetarian sandwich do not increase, simply having it on the menu MIGHT attract
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Statistics : Posted by GMATNinja • on 18 Jun 2016, 11:14 • Replies 42 • Views 48580
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