Fuzzy Friends is a nationwide pet store chain. Its stores vary in size and store space has custom-designed wall-to-wall carpeting. The carpet in several Fuzzy Friends stores needed replacing. The winning bid for the nationwide carpet replacement was submitted by Bathyderm Carpet Company (BCC). The bid contract involves all delivery costs, all installation, and any ongoing maintenance and upkeep while the carpet is under the seven-year warranty. Under the terms, Fuzzy Friends is responsible for all cleaning costs. Because BCC had installed carpets in a number of other office spaces and stores, its officials felt that they could reap a substantial profit from this contract with Fuzzy Friends.

Which of the following, if true, most calls in question the argument that BCC will make a large profit from this contract with Fuzzy Friends?

a. All the carpets will have to be transported by train from the BCC factory in Louisville, KY, to Fuzzy Friends’ locations from coast to coast.

b. Pet odors require frequent carpet shampoos, which are more expensive and time-consuming than more conventional forms of carpet care, such as vacuuming.

c. Pet stores attract many customers, including children, who want to sit on the floor and pet the animals.

d. A common flea medicine, designed to coat the bodies of dogs and cats, weakens the integrity of the principal fibers used in BBC carpets.

e. The next competing bid received by Fuzzy Friends after BCC's was 50% higher than BCC's bid and provided only a four-year warranty.


OA D

Source: Magoosh