Although the theater would increase its revenue by placing a snack bar

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Although the theater would increase its revenue by placing a snack bar in the lobby, we should not go forward with this plan. Installing a snack bar in the lobby would not be in everyone's best interest. If people start bringing more snacks into the theater, the delicate furniture will become dirty more quickly.

The argument depends on which of the following?

A. If a snack bar were placed in the lobby, patrons would consume more snacks in the theater as a result. 
B. The amount of snacks that most theater patrons consume does not cause the furniture to become dirty. 
C. The theater will probably be cleaner if snacks are banned completely than if patrons are only permitted to have one snack. 
D. Patrons will not simply bring snacks from home if the snack bar is not installed in the lobby. 
E. The theater's primary concern should be to maintain a clean environment.

Gladiator59 · Answer

IMO D.

It is a  find assumption  type of question. We are supposed the find the link that connects the conclusion of : If people start bringing more snacks into the theater, the delicate furniture will become dirty more quickly  with premise supporting it -  existence of a snack bar in the lobby.

A. If a snack bar were placed in the lobby, patrons would consume more snacks in the theater as a result.  Strengthens the argument, we want an implicit assumption. 
B. The amount of snacks that most theater patrons consume does not cause the furniture to become dirty.  weakens the argument , but not an assumption made. 
C. The theater will probably be cleaner if snacks are banned completely than if patrons are only permitted to have one snack.   grossly irrelevant / unrelated to the argument about snack bar. 
D. Patrons will not simply bring snacks from home if the snack bar is not installed in the lobby.  Perfect! This is the assumption on which premise connects conclusion. If people bring snacks from home the theater would still get dirty with ot without the presence of a snack bar. 
E. The theater's primary concern should be to maintain a clean environment.  Unrelated to argument,

Hence D.

Please give me a +1 kudos if you liked the explanation...

Best,
Gladi

aaronTgmaT · Answer

Thanks for the explanation. I was thinking of E. Environment is broad

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gmatexam439 · Answer

Although the theater would increase its revenue by placing a snack bar in the lobby, we should not go forward with this plan. Installing a snack bar in the lobby would not be in everyone's best interest. If people start bringing more snacks into the theater, the delicate furniture will become dirty more quickly.

The argument depends on which of the following?

A. If a snack bar were placed in the lobby, patrons would consume more snacks in the theater as a result. -- This info is already given in the argument. 
B. The amount of snacks that most theater patrons consume does not cause the furniture to become dirty. -- This weakens the argument 
C. The theater will probably be cleaner if snacks are banned completely than if patrons are only permitted to have one snack. -- We don't know. This is a hypothetical scenario 
D. Patrons will not simply bring snacks from home if the snack bar is not installed in the lobby. -- Correct. 
E. The theater's primary concern should be to maintain a clean environment. -- Argument is not about primary concern of theatre's management

Gladiator59 · Answer

Hi  aaronTgmaT ,
Glad I could help, 
+1 Kudos button is a better way to appreciate than a repost with "thanks".

Best,
Gladi

spc11 · Answer

D seems to justify the assumption that the only way to get snacks is from the snack bar.

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sups3906 · Answer

Hi  Gladiator59

I'm confused between A and D.
The reason provided in the Q is - If people start bringing  more snacks  into the theater, the delicate furniture will become dirty  more quickly .

Doesn't it imply people already bring snacks from outside given that currently there is no snack counter in the lobby? If so, it works against D.

If we negate A, that is if snack counter is opened in the lobby but the patrons doesn't consume more snack inside then there is no question of the furnitures getting dirty because of these snacks. So conclusion breaks down.

Please help.

hkustaspirant · Answer

Hi  aragon , I think OA is the answer.

As per the argument - "If people start bringing  more  snacks into the theater, the delicate furniture will become dirty  more quickly .

This shows patrons were already bringing snacks to the cinema, regardless of the snack bar's installation. Confused as to why you (and others) have picked D as the answer. Please help.

Quantum2022 · Answer

Pretty sure it's A. We're talking about the specific plan around installing the new machine. There's an implicit assumption that new machine= more snack eating in the theatre. That's a huge assumption and is central to the argument. If installing this machine WON'T lead to more snacks then the conclusion breaks down.

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argerniki · Answer

I picked A as well, but after re-reading the question, I think that the first sentence of the question indirectly states, that the new snack bar will lead to more snacks in the theater:

Although the theater would  increase its revenue  by placing a snack bar in the lobby, we should not go forward with this plan.

From this, you could deduce that the increased revenues will result from sold snacks -> more snack eating in the theatre. This is what Answer (A) tells us.
But Answer (A) makes it more clear and direct (which is why I chose it).

Still, I am not 100% convinced of Answer (D).
Maybe an expert could give us his/her opinion on this question?

argerniki · Answer

Dear experts,

it seems like there is a discussion whether Answer (D) is really correct (and not Answer A).
Answer A is clearly an assumption in my opinion but could be deduced from the question stem (I am not sure about that).

Maybe you could tell us how you would approach & analyze this question?

Thank you in advance.

AndrewN · Answer

Hello,  argerniki . This question is almost a carbon copy of an official question, right down to the order of the answer choices.  Here  is a link to that question, but I will also reproduce it below:

The reason the answer to this question is  not  (D) is that the argument in question is based on soft drink vending machines being in the cafeteria, not on their absence from the cafeteria. About that case, we can only speculate. Similarly, in the question above about the theater, (D) cannot be our answer, since the argument is based on  installing a snack bar in the lobby , not on its absence.  The answer should be (A).

nightblade354  or  Bunuel , in light of the above, I am requesting that the OA be changed or the question be removed for its potential to confuse the community.

- Andrew

TusharViv · Answer

This answer feels wrong. This is an assumption question, you are not trying to validate the answers. D says Patrons will not simply bring snacks from home. Ok but how does that help? They might already be bringing snacks from home, the installation of the snack bar may discourage them from bringing snacks. Either way the the conclusion talks about the theatre becoming more dirty more quickly with added snack bar. This in no way connects the installation of the snack bar to the theatre becoming dirty more quickly.

However A does.

However A does.

AndrewN · Answer

I agree,  TusharViv , as I wrote in the post just above yours. I am going to call for a second group of moderators to consider the question in light of its official counterpart to see if we can get a proper OA.

GMATNinja 
 GMATNinjaTwo 
 carouselambra

Please review the evidence presented in  my earlier post  and either change the OA accordingly, add a "Poor Quality" tag, or provide an explanation as to why this spinoff question somehow warrants a different answer from its source material.

Many thanks.

- Andrew

Pooki · Answer

I am confused with this question as well
P1: Benefit: New snack bar=> increase R
P2: Increase amount of snack consumed => bad for people
So the assumption here needed to link P1 and P2
So the Assumption: Increase R=> Increase Snack Consumption

Hence OA must be A

ayushgmatclub1 · Answer

Thank god other people are also vouching for A.

I answered A and felt that it's superior to D.

dev21212121 · Answer

Hello Everybody, the answer to this question is option "A" and not option D, please don't get confused.  Bunuel  please correct it.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

This is not a good quality question. Don't bother.

Although the theater would increase its revenue by placing a snack bar

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