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by e-GMAT » Thu May 22, 2014 9:48 pm
Hello Everyone,

Here's another CR question from e-GMAT in this week. Hope you enjoy and learn from it :)

Chinese restaurants that offer free jasmine tea with meals do better business than similar Chinese restaurants that do not offer it for free. But since restaurants offering this free-tea are more likely to offer food that doesn't contain MSG, a substance that is blamed for causing severe headaches in some people after consuming Chinese food, it is the repeat business of MSG allergic patrons that is responsible for higher business and not the attraction of free-tea.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A. Although MSG is a taste enhancer, some people cannot make out the difference between the food prepared with and without it.
B. No study has been able to prove a conclusive relation between MSG and the associated headaches with consuming Chinese food.
C. A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don't end up requesting jasmine tea.
D. Most restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea end up not charging less than the usual price for the same when ordered by patrons.
E. Some customers at Chinese restaurants which do not offer free jasmine tea complain of severe headaches right after having a meal at those restaurants

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by theCodeToGMAT » Fri May 23, 2014 5:01 am
Is it [spoiler]{C}???[/spoiler]
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by kinji@BTG » Sat May 24, 2014 10:19 am
e-GMAT wrote:Hello Everyone,

Here's another CR question from e-GMAT in this week. Hope you enjoy and learn from it :)

Chinese restaurants that offer free jasmine tea with meals do better business than similar Chinese restaurants that do not offer it for free. But since restaurants offering this free-tea are more likely to offer food that doesn't contain MSG, a substance that is blamed for causing severe headaches in some people after consuming Chinese food, it is the repeat business of MSG allergic patrons that is responsible for higher business and not the attraction of free-tea.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A. Although MSG is a taste enhancer, some people cannot make out the difference between the food prepared with and without it.
B. No study has been able to prove a conclusive relation between MSG and the associated headaches with consuming Chinese food.
C. A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don't end up requesting jasmine tea.
D. Most restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea end up not charging less than the usual price for the same when ordered by patrons.
E. Some customers at Chinese restaurants which do not offer free jasmine tea complain of severe headaches right after having a meal at those restaurants

Thanks, :)
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Premise : Chinese Restaurants offering free Tea do more jasmine tee.
Premise : Chinese Restaurants which offer free Tea more likely to server food without MSG than other restaurants.
Conclusion : MSG is responsible for repeat customers and not the free Jasmine Tea.

A. Although MSG is a taste enhancer, some people cannot make out the difference between the food prepared with and without it.
- Out Of Scope
B. No study has been able to prove a conclusive relation between MSG and the associated headaches with consuming Chinese food.
- Completely out of Scope.
C. A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don't end up requesting jasmine tea.
- Correct - This says even in restaurants which offer free Tea, customers don't even ask for free Tea - Then some other reason should be there for Repeat customers.
D. Most restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea end up not charging less than the usual price for the same when ordered by patrons.
- Charging more or less is not the factor here
E. Some customers at Chinese restaurants which do not offer free jasmine tea complain of severe headaches right after having a meal at those restaurants
- 2nd most appropriate Strengther

Should be C.
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by appy_fizz » Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:40 pm
IMO Answer should be C, as it clearly states that most of the customers are not interested in the free jasmine tea, moreover another possibility was that this jasmine tea could have been one of the cause which actually subsides the headache after eating chinese foods.
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