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by agoyal2 » Thu May 21, 2009 7:39 pm
In order to promote off-season business, Mt. Dunmore Lodge made the following "Welcome Back" offer to their winter guests: guests who rent a room for at least a week during ski season can come back during the summer and get 25% off the standard summer price of any room they rent. After the summer passed, the owners of the lodge determined that the majority of their guests had taken advantage of the "Welcome Back" offer and paid the reduced rates. However, they were surprised to find they still managed to rent more rooms at full price than they did at the discount rate.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the apparent discrepancy in the passage?

(A) Most of the guests who stayed at Mt. Dunmore Lodge during the winter did not stay for a full week.
(B) Those guests taking advantage of the "Welcome Back" discount were more likely to bring their families with them than were those guests who were paying full price.
(C) Some of the guests who received the "Welcome Back" discount also received a 10% rate reduction through their auto club.
(D) In order to pay for the construction of a new gymnasium and a new pool, the owners of the lodge raised their summer prices considerably.
(E) On average, guests who took advantage of the "Welcome Back" discount spent more money at the hotel on additional goods and services than guests who paid full price for their rooms.

OA B . I did not understand the official explanation. Any thoughts?
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by scoobydooby » Thu May 21, 2009 8:16 pm
A. contradicts info in the passage. majority of the guests availed of the discount=> majority stayed atleast a week

B. explains the paradox. guests entitled to the discount brought thier families who were not entitled to the discount and so had to rent out rooms at full price=> for every guest at discounted rate, there were more guests (families of people with discount) at full price

C. doesnt explain why the more rooms rented at full price than at discount

D. if summer prices were raised why would there be an increase in rooms rented at full price. doesnt explain the paradox

E. what the guests spend money on is out of scope.
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by agoyal2 » Thu May 21, 2009 8:37 pm
Thanks, This is probably a better way of looking at it. Following is the official explanation which I did not find very satisfactory.

If the discounted folks were comprised mainly of families, packing in more guests per room, while the full-price guests tended to come solo with fewer guests per room, then it's easier to explain how there could be lots of discounted guests wandering around the hotel but more rooms rented at full price. (B) wins.
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by lav » Thu May 21, 2009 8:48 pm
Whats the source of the ques ?
Kid in Verbal :(
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by agoyal2 » Thu May 21, 2009 8:57 pm
Kaplan 800
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by khanshainur » Sun May 15, 2016 10:46 pm
A is the most suitable option in this case B
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