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by ankit0411 » Wed May 02, 2012 11:04 am
Studies in restaurants show that the tips left by customers who pay their bill in cash tend to be larger when the bill is presented on a tray that bears a credit-card logo. Consumer psychologists hypothesize that simply seeing a credit-card logo makes many credit-card holders willing to spend more because it reminds them that their spending power exceeds the cash they have immediately available.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the psychologists' interpretation of the studies?
(A) The effect noted in the studies is not limited to patrons who have credit cards.
(B) Patrons who are under � nancial pressure from their credit-card obligations tend to tip less when presented with a restaurant bill on a tray with a credit-card logo than when the tray has no logo.
(C) In virtually all of the cases in the studies, the patrons who paid bills in cash did not possess credit cards.
(D) In general, restaurant patrons who pay their bills in cash leave larger tips than do those who pay by credit card.
(E) The percentage of restaurant bills paid with a given brand of credit card increases when that credit card's logo is displayed on the tray with which the bill is presented

The situation here is :

A credit card logo on top of the tray reminds the restaurant patrons that they are able to spend in excess than what they have at hand .
Psychologists hypothesize :
It reminds them that they spending power exceeds than the cash they have at hand.
And that's why they end up tipping more while paying by cash.

So how does this make C the correct answer ?

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by bryan88 » Wed May 02, 2012 5:15 pm
Isnt OA B
ankit0411 wrote:Studies in restaurants show that the tips left by customers who pay their bill in cash tend to be larger when the bill is presented on a tray that bears a credit-card logo. Consumer psychologists hypothesize that simply seeing a credit-card logo makes many credit-card holders willing to spend more because it reminds them that their spending power exceeds the cash they have immediately available.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the psychologists' interpretation of the studies?
(A) The effect noted in the studies is not limited to patrons who have credit cards.
(B) Patrons who are under � nancial pressure from their credit-card obligations tend to tip less when presented with a restaurant bill on a tray with a credit-card logo than when the tray has no logo.
(C) In virtually all of the cases in the studies, the patrons who paid bills in cash did not possess credit cards.
(D) In general, restaurant patrons who pay their bills in cash leave larger tips than do those who pay by credit card.
(E) The percentage of restaurant bills paid with a given brand of credit card increases when that credit card's logo is displayed on the tray with which the bill is presented

The situation here is :

A credit card logo on top of the tray reminds the restaurant patrons that they are able to spend in excess than what they have at hand .
Psychologists hypothesize :
It reminds them that they spending power exceeds than the cash they have at hand.
And that's why they end up tipping more while paying by cash.

So how does this make C the correct answer ?

Many Thanks :)

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by ankit0411 » Thu May 03, 2012 8:40 am
bryan88 wrote:Isnt OA B
ankit0411 wrote:Studies in restaurants show that the tips left by customers who pay their bill in cash tend to be larger when the bill is presented on a tray that bears a credit-card logo. Consumer psychologists hypothesize that simply seeing a credit-card logo makes many credit-card holders willing to spend more because it reminds them that their spending power exceeds the cash they have immediately available.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the psychologists' interpretation of the studies?
(A) The effect noted in the studies is not limited to patrons who have credit cards.
(B) Patrons who are under � nancial pressure from their credit-card obligations tend to tip less when presented with a restaurant bill on a tray with a credit-card logo than when the tray has no logo.
(C) In virtually all of the cases in the studies, the patrons who paid bills in cash did not possess credit cards.
(D) In general, restaurant patrons who pay their bills in cash leave larger tips than do those who pay by credit card.
(E) The percentage of restaurant bills paid with a given brand of credit card increases when that credit card's logo is displayed on the tray with which the bill is presented

The situation here is :

A credit card logo on top of the tray reminds the restaurant patrons that they are able to spend in excess than what they have at hand .
Psychologists hypothesize :
It reminds them that they spending power exceeds than the cash they have at hand.
And that's why they end up tipping more while paying by cash.

So how does this make C the correct answer ?

Many Thanks :)
Oops ! My bad the OA is B :)