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In January of last year, Fastfood King started using a new lowfat oil to cook its Fast Fries, instead of the less healthful corn oil that it had been using. Now Fastfood King is planning to switch back, saying that the change has hurt sales of Fast Fries. However, this claim is incorrect, since according to Fastfood King’s own sales figures, Fastfood King sold 10 percent more Fast Fries last year than in the previous year.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument against Fastfood King's claim?
A) Total sales of all foods at Fastfood King’s locations increased by less than 10 percent last year.
B) Fastfood King enjoys higher profit margins on its Soft Drinks than it does on Fast Fries.
C) Fastfood King’s customers prefer the taste of Fast Fries cooked in corn oil to Fast Fries cooked in lowfat oil.
D) The number of customers that visited Fastfood King locations was more than 20 percent higher last year than the year before.
E) The year before last, Fastfood King experienced a 20 percent increase in Fast Fries sales over the previous year.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument against Fastfood King's claim?
A) Total sales of all foods at Fastfood King’s locations increased by less than 10 percent last year.
B) Fastfood King enjoys higher profit margins on its Soft Drinks than it does on Fast Fries.
C) Fastfood King’s customers prefer the taste of Fast Fries cooked in corn oil to Fast Fries cooked in lowfat oil.
D) The number of customers that visited Fastfood King locations was more than 20 percent higher last year than the year before.
E) The year before last, Fastfood King experienced a 20 percent increase in Fast Fries sales over the previous year.
20 Oct 2012, 13:06
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Fastfood King claims that their sales had been hurt by the change. The argument says that the claim was not true as the sales had increased by 10%. If the sales of other items had increased by 20% ( or anything more than 10%) then fastfood king could have a valid argument that sales had been hurt because sales of this product had not increased as much as it had for other products.
A clearly provides a solution and hence answer is A.
A clearly provides a solution and hence answer is A.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
This argument concerns the impact of the change in cooking oil used by Fastfood King, and whether or not this change had an adverse impact on sales. It is given that sales of Fast Fries increased by 10 percent subsequent to the change. The issue is whether or not this 10 percent increase compares favorably to the increase one would expect taking other factors into account, including in particular the percentage increase enjoyed by Fastfood King’s other offerings.
A. CORRECT. This statement indicates that Fastfood King’s total food sales increased by less than 10 percent. As the sales of Fast Fries increased at a higher rate of 10 percent, this strongly suggests that the change to lowfat oil did not adversely impact the sales of Fast Fries.
B. The profit margins of different Fastfood King offerings are not relevant to the argument.
C. Any preference for the taste of corn oil over the new lowfat oil would damage, not support, the conclusion that the change has not negatively impacted the sales of Fast Fries.
D. The fact that Fastfood King was visited by 20 percent more people last year suggests that consumption of Fast Fries, which increased by only 10 percent, may have been adversely affected by the change. This would weaken the conclusion, not strengthen it.
E. That the sales of Fast Fries increased by 20 percent in the previous year suggests that the rate of increase was slowed last year, possibly as a result of the cooking oil change. This would weaken the conclusion that the change did not have any negative impact on sales, rather than strengthen it.
