sh_vivek Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Currently, Epicurus Pizzeria has only regular sized tables.? However, many customers who come to watch the musicians at Epicurus prefer tall tables with stools as they would afford a better view.? In addition, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at regular sized tables. Therefore, to increase profitability, Epicurus should replace some of its regular seating with high tables and stools. Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument? A. A client at Epicurus preferring to sit at a tall table is an exception to the generalization about lingering B. If enough tall tables are provided to satisfy all of Epicurus' customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables. C. The price of meals ordered by musicians dining at Epicurus compensates for extended time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals D. Customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer E. Some musicians come to the Epicurus to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk007 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 assumption high tables and stools would provide with more profits Conclusion :People who sit on high tables and stools are more intrested in Music and less intrested in food A can be eliminated B has a point C it is about profit not about musicians D can be eliminated as it is talking abt meals E no chance GUess ANs is B what is OA ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartera Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Imo D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amithravindra Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 IMO since C and E is irrelevant.D would strenghten the argument. IMO A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcool Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 IMO it is clearly D People who stay longer could order more than the people who stay only for shorter periods of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 D support the argument, not WEAKEN. I chose B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_vivek Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 OA is B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartera Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 OA is B Hello, what is the source of this question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikram_k51 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Currently, Epicurus Pizzeria has only regular sized tables.? However, many customers who come to watch the musicians at Epicurus prefer tall tables with stools as they would afford a better view.? In addition, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at regular sized tables. Therefore, to increase profitability, Epicurus should replace some of its regular seating with high tables and stools. Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument? A. A client at Epicurus preferring to sit at a tall table is an exception to the generalization about lingering ------->It means they are NOT lingering and will order food.Strengthens. B. If enough tall tables are provided to satisfy all of Epicurus' customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables.------------------------->Not related.Only SOME customers prefer tall tools.Not ALL C. The price of meals ordered by musicians dining at Epicurus compensates for extended time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals ---->Musicians don't linger D. Customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer ----->Strengthens E. Some musicians come to the Epicurus to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available-------->Weakens.What if instead of providing tall tables to REGULAR customers,such tables were provided to the musicians?Those who wish to the see the musicians will anyways see them sitting on regular tables. Hence E. It seems more convincing than B.Think over it. Also:The stem states that:In addition, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at regular sized tables. Now if regular tables were replaced with taller tools the diners would spend less time and hence profitability is better with Regular size tables. Even D states the same:D. Customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer So Even D weakens the conclusion. Between D and E. I think D is stronger, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finsisher Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 vote for D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Epicurus Pizzeria Currently, Epicurus Pizzeria has only regular sized tables.? However, many customers who come to watch the musicians at Epicurus prefer tall tables with stools as they would afford a better view.? In addition, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at regular sized tables. Therefore, to increase profitability, Epicurus should replace some of its regular seating with high tables and stools. Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument? A. A client at Epicurus preferring to sit at a tall table is an exception to the generalization about lingering B. If enough tall tables are provided to satisfy all of Epicurus' customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables. C. The price of meals ordered by musicians dining at Epicurus compensates for extended time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals D. Customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer E. Some musicians come to the Epicurus to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available Think it again, I vote D. The line of the reasoning is that more high tables and stools, more profit will derive because: the high tables and stools can provide a better view to satisfy the customers and that these customers will stay shorter time and they will not occupy the high tables and stoools longer, so with the same quantities of high tables and stoools,more consumers can ues these talbes and stools,thus more profit will get. But D says: stay less time, spend less money. So, if Epicurus Pizzeria replace some of its regular seating with high tables and stools, the profit will drop because more customers will spend less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjd00d Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 vote for D and a convincing one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartera Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 sh_vivek, please, kindly provide the source of this question. You said OA is B but I doubt the OA is B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 some people said that this CR comes from PREP,but I checked no this CR in PREP... sh vivek, pls kindly provide the source....WHY B is OA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisraam Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Imo D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 My 2 cents for B. There is one problem with D, suppose there are X tables in the pizzeria. Now profitability is decided by no of customers* rate for their order. D says that number of customers would be more but ratse for their order would be less. Now we really can not decide that whenther this would lead to decline in profit. It may as well lead to increase in profits. As same number of tables would cater more number of customers. Profit= No of customers*rate Now we have increased no of customers, so D is not essentially weakening the argument.Now B says that more the tall tables were, lesser would be the view. SO a customer coming essentially to see the musicians would not be intersted in coming if more tables start blocking his view. What is the OA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Dear John333, thanks for your reply, I can't understand the meaning of "no of customers"? Would you pls explain it? Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Dear John333, thanks for your reply, I can't understand the meaning of "no of customers"? Would you pls explain it? Thanks a lot. Number of customers.. I am sorry to have used no instead of number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 John333, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanchen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 John333, thanks for your explanation again. the orginal poster say the OA is B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Ohh I did not notice that. Thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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