Which of the following, if true, best supports the argument that Paral

QUESTION

Which of the following, if true, best supports the argument that Parallel Beauty Salon should expand its hours as well as include a snack bar and a childcare service for its customers?

A) A recent survey of the salon’s current customers, as well as other area residents, reveals that the town’s demographics include a high percentage of stay-at-home moms with small children.
B) Many of Parallel Beauty Salon’s customers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the quality of the hair salon services they experienced in the past at the other beauty salons in the area.
C) Parallel Beauty Salon has done exceptionally well with selling its introductory line of beauty products, including shampoo, conditioner, and a hair serum, to its customers over the last three months.
D) Salon Sunflower, Parallel Beauty’s closest competitor, has been successful with attracting stay-at-home mothers due to its modest prices for hair salon services such as wash and shampoo and roller sets.
E) Parallel Beauty’s hair stylists unanimously support expanding their work hours, but only if the salon begins providing complimentary childcare and other perks.

ANSWER

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Should Parallel Beauty expand its business hours as well as include a mini-snack bar and a childcare service? If Choice A is true, then having earlier hours, snacks, and a childcare service for customers might attract the stay-at-home moms with young children to come in and get their hair done. Choice B relates to how Parallel Beauty customers feel about their past hair experiences with other salons. It doesn’t address how Parallel’s proposed new hours, snack bar, or childcare service will help expand its customer base. Choice C shows that Parallel Beauty has been successful with its beauty products but tells us nothing about how its proposed new hours, snack bar, or childcare service will help expand its customer base. Choice D weakens the argument by suggesting that stay-at-home moms are most concerned with the cost of hair services. Choice E tells us about the staff of Parallel Beauty but does not address how the proposed new hours, snack bar, or childcare service will help expand its customer base.