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01 Oct 2019, 22:59
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The owners of a local supermarket have decided to make use of three now-redundant checkout counters. They believe that they will attract those customers who lately have been put off by the long checkout lines during the mid-morning and evening rush hours. The owners have concluded that in order to be successful, the increased revenue from existing and added counters will have to more than the increase in maintenance costs for the added counters
The underlying goal of the owners can be summarized thus:
(A) To improve services to all customers.
(B) To attract people who have never been to the store.
(C) To make use of the redundant counters.
(D) To keep maintenance costs on the added counters as low as possible.
(E) To increase monthly profits.
The underlying goal of the owners can be summarized thus:
(A) To improve services to all customers.
(B) To attract people who have never been to the store.
(C) To make use of the redundant counters.
(D) To keep maintenance costs on the added counters as low as possible.
(E) To increase monthly profits.
03 Oct 2019, 06:01
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Why the term 'monthly profits' has beem mantioned in the OA? Normally profitabilty is an year-end affair since there can be seasonal fluctuations and the like. That is the reason we do not bother about daily profits or weekly profits in such long drawn factors.
'A' could be a better chocie since the owners would like to fill-up a gap.
'A' could be a better chocie since the owners would like to fill-up a gap.
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Even though I marked E as it's the only choice that comes close to being the right answer, I have problems with it.
The underlying goal is not to increase profits as such, but the goal is to increase customer service to those customers who used to come to store during rush hours.
The mere statement that if they want to be successful, they will have to profit(revenue-cost) doesn't indicate anything as it is not clear that whether they want to be successful or not. If they want to, they must profit. If they don't want to be successful, it doesn't matter whether they profit or not.
Probably being successful could be underlying goal. But then again, I will look for a Choice that says --satisfying those customers who come at rush hours--.
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The underlying goal is not to increase profits as such, but the goal is to increase customer service to those customers who used to come to store during rush hours.
The mere statement that if they want to be successful, they will have to profit(revenue-cost) doesn't indicate anything as it is not clear that whether they want to be successful or not. If they want to, they must profit. If they don't want to be successful, it doesn't matter whether they profit or not.
Probably being successful could be underlying goal. But then again, I will look for a Choice that says --satisfying those customers who come at rush hours--.
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