When a new restaurant, Martin’s Cafe, opened in Riverville last year, many people predicted that business at the Wildflower Inn, Riverville’s only other restaurant, would suffer from the competition. Surprisingly, however, in the year since Martin’s Cafe
opened, the average number of meals per night served at the Wildflower Inn has increased significantly.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the increase?
A. Unlike the Wildflower Inn, Martin’s Cafe serves considerably more meals on weekends than it does on weekdays.
B. Most of the customers of Martin’s Cafe had never dined in Riverville before this restaurant opened, and on most days Martin’s Cafe attracts more customers than it can seat.
C. The profit per meal is higher, on average, for meals served at Martin’s Cafe than for those served at the Wildflower Inn.
D. The Wildflower Inn is not open on Sundays, and therefore Riverville residents who choose to dine out on that day must either eat at Martin’s Cafe or go to neighboring towns to eat.
E. A significant proportion of the staff at Martin’s Cafe are people who formerly worked at the Wildflower Inn and were hired away by the owner of Martin’s Cafe

this question is from Gmat prep
i am confused bwtween B and E

surprisingly, so many views and no reply till now.
I guess i figured it out....
the answer is B because, people in Riverville had never dined outside until Martin's cafe opened up. Martin's cafe attracts more customer than it can actually serve, so these people who do not get a seat, instead of going back home, went to the other restaurant - wildflower inn. As a result, the meals served at wildflower has increased significantly.
I hope i have given the right reasoning.
Can anyone help ??

I agree B.

but, Stacey, Ron, pls, help

Is paradox question is based on an assumption?

you posted this less than 36 hours after your first post ...
... on the weekend.
what is “surprising”?

we answer questions in order from oldest to newest. during peak application times, we are sometimes behind by a week or two.

because we answer questions from oldest to newest, “bumping” a thread -- i.e., making another post that asks “where's my answer?” -- moves the thread back to last place in the queue. (not to mention that it is rude and unprofessional, especially after such a short time.)



yes.

also, choice (e) is completely irrelevant to the issue at hand -- the career histories of the two restaurants' workers have absolutely nothing to do with how many meals are served at the restaurants.
in fact, if you did not reject choice (e) immediately, then you are not sufficiently focused on what is actually in the argument vs. what is not in the argument.

i'm sorry; i don't understand your question. however, there is a 1.5-hour lecture on this problem type here:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/thursdays-with-ron.cfm
check out the lecture dated february 3, 2011.

I dont understand that how am i being rude or unprofessional, but i am new to this site, as a newcomer it was disheartening to see so many people viewing the question and not answering it. Going by the reputation of Manhattan, i expected an answer sooner. But anyways, now that you have told me the process, i understand it and will wait for the answer accordingly.
And apologies from my side if i sounded rude.

sumit, you posted your question late on a saturday night, and then posted a "reminder post" in the dark hours of monday morning. as an aspiring business manager who (presumably) expects to deal with american businesses, you should definitely realize that this is Not Okay.




the lower part of my response above contained the response to your query.