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ID: GMAT-VR-CR-022
Section: Verbal Reasoning - Critical Reasoning (CR)
Topic: Evaluate the Argument
Difficulty level: Hard

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The Brantwood Co-operative withdrew its printed discount coupons last year, offering the same discounts through a mobile application. In the quarter after the change the average (arithmetic mean) value of a basket with a discount redeemed rose from 34 dollars to 41 dollars; the average for baskets with no discount was essentially unchanged. The manager concludes that the application itself led shoppers to spend more per visit, and proposes moving all promotions onto it.

Which of the following would be most useful to establish in evaluating the manager's conclusion?

AWhether the total amount the co-operative gave up in discounts fell in the quarter following the change

BWhether a smaller share of shoppers redeemed a discount after the change than before it

CWhether the average value of a basket in which no discount was redeemed changed over the same quarter

DWhether the application allows the co-operative to identify which individual shopper redeemed each discount

EWhether the co-operative intends to make further changes to its promotions during the coming year

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