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Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

According to experts on shopping behavior, more shoppers would shop at Jerrod’s department store if they were offered the convenience of shopping carts. In fact, even if the amount spent by these additional customers only just covered the cost of providing the carts, providing carts would still probably increase Jerrod’s profits, since _______.

(A) the layout of Jerrod’s is open enough to accommodate shopping carts comfortably -- >Irrelevant (Need a reason how shopping carts would increase more profit)

(B) several department stores that compete with Jerrod’s have begun to make shopping carts available to their customers --> several department - Out of Scope

(C) there are some potential customers who would not be enticed to shop at Jerrod’s by the availability of shopping carts --> potential customers who would not be enticed to shop - Out of Scope

(D) stores that make shopping carts available to customers usually have to hire people to retrieve them from parking areas --> hire people to retrieve them from parking areas - Out of Scope

(E) a customer with a shopping cart buys more, on average, than a customer without a cart - Bingo customer with a shopping cart buys more hence more profit
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Hello Expert I can understand only E stands out but in the premise it is already stated that In fact, even if the amount spent by these additional customers only just covered the cost of providing the carts. Which means additional cost is just equal to the cost of shopping cart. But E says something else
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Hello Expert I can understand only E stands out but in the premise it is already stated that In fact, even if the amount spent by these additional customers only just covered the cost of providing the carts. Which means additional cost is just equal to the cost of shopping cart. But E says something else
I may be too late.
But, even if new customer’s spend is cancelled out by cost of providing carts, the old customers on average would buy more than they normally do.
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