Cafe Cappuccino Pvt Ltd owns almost all coffee shops in Borodia and has announced plans to double the number of coffee shops it has in the country in the next five years. Yet, the number of people who walk into cafe Cappuccino is only just large enough for profitability now and the country's population is not expected to increase drastically over the next ten years due to the government's strategic measures taken to control population explosion. Clearly, therefore, if there is indeed no increase in population, Cafe Cappuccino's new outlets are unlikely to prove profitable.

Which of the following, if true about Borodia, most seriously weakens the arguments?

A) Though very little change in the size of the population is expected, a pronounced shift towards a younger, more affluent, and more entertainment oriented population is expected to occur.
B) The sales of ice-creams account for more of Cafe Cappuccino's profits than the sales of coffee and tea.
C) In selecting the mix of items that are served at Cafe cappuccino the policy is to avoid those that appeal to only a small segment of the cafe going population.
D) Spending on confectionary as well as on homemade chocolates is currently no longer increasing.
E) There are no population centers in the country that are not already served by at least one of the coffee shops that Cafe Cappuccino owns and operates.

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A - The causal relationship here for the conclusion to stand true will be weakened by this statement. Anything that says that the population "that the coffee shop" caters to is going to increase will weaken the causality that is required for the conclusion-since population is not going to increase, the new outlets will not be profitable.

A-Clear winner. It totally changes the base.