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Re: Marketing strategists at a major video retailer ... [#permalink]
Why cant D be the answer?
It explains why customers would not be interested to rent and it doesnt provide any extra benefits.Hence, the midweek revenues would not increase in turn
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This is a weaken question. The plan's goal is to increase revenues; the method of doing so is to increase mid-week DVD rentals. The plan appears to rest of two premises: Extended return dates will bring in more customers during the week, and those customers will rent again on Friday when they return their mid-week rentals. To attack the argument, we only need to attack one of those two claims. Consider each choice in turn:

(A) This isn't relevant. If the plan is implemented, more clerks could be hired.
(B) This is correct. The argument rests on the claim that mid-week renters will rent again on Friday. This choice suggests that that is unlikely.
(C) This doesn't matter. The argument is concerned with those who do rent during the week.
(D) This doesn't directly weaken the argument, which relies on the inducement to renters on Monday and Tuesday, as well.
(E) This is outside the scope of the argument, which is limited to whether the plan under consideration would be effective, not whether it is the most effective possible plan.

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Re: Marketing strategists at a major video retailer ... [#permalink]
I think B cant be answer.

Goal is to increase the revenue. Now though Weekday customers are much less than Weekend customers, it increases revenue ..

agree.. it wont boost revenue but it will still increase.. Either 1 cent of 10 million Dollar.. how does that make any difference?
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